Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2018 Jun;24(2):75-77. 10.14730/aaps.2018.24.2.75.

Upside-Down Rotation of a Breast Implant with Double Capsule Formation after Aesthetic Breast Augmentation: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soonchunhyang Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sgkang@schmc.ac.kr

Abstract

Some complications can occur after augmentation mammoplasty with a prosthesis. Double capsule formation is an uncommon complication, and it is especially rare for it to be accompanied by malrotation of a round implant. We report herein a case of double capsule formation with upside-down rotation of the implant after augmentation mammoplasty.

Keyword

Biofilms; Breast; Breast implants; Mammaplasty; Rotation

MeSH Terms

Biofilms
Breast Implants*
Breast*
Female
Mammaplasty
Prostheses and Implants
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