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Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants
M Bradley Calobrace1,2, Michael R Schwartz3, Kamakshi R Zeidler4
1Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
|October 18, 2017
Abstract:
In this review, the authors provide a 20-year review and comparison of implant options and describe the evolution of breast implant surface textures; compare available implant surfaces; present long-term safety data from the 10-year US-based Core clinical studies; list the key benefits and risks associated with smooth and textured implants; and provide perspectives on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The authors explore the key benefits and risks associated with all available devices so that optimal and safe patient outcomes can be achieved.