Adverse Capsular Contracture |
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| Author:
| Berry, M. G. |
| Series title: | Surgery - Procedures, Complications, and Results Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61728-381-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.00 |
Book Description:
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Silicone prosthesis-based breast augmentation has shown year-on-year increases in popularity in both the USA and UK, but as surgical and implant technologies improve, adverse capsular contracture (ACC) has become a key determinant of outcome. ACC is the term given to the abnormal soft tissue reaction to a foreign body leading to constrictive fibrosis. Constrictive fibrosis refers to the poorly understood phenomenon by which the capsule that normally envelops an implant shrinks in size....
More DescriptionSilicone prosthesis-based breast augmentation has shown year-on-year increases in popularity in both the USA and UK, but as surgical and implant technologies improve, adverse capsular contracture (ACC) has become a key determinant of outcome. ACC is the term given to the abnormal soft tissue reaction to a foreign body leading to constrictive fibrosis. Constrictive fibrosis refers to the poorly understood phenomenon by which the capsule that normally envelops an implant shrinks in size. The formation of a capsule around any foreign material entering the body is a normal response of the organism, which is not normally pathological in nature. This book discusses this adverse capsule and its role in breast augmentation.