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A case of extracapsular silicone gel implant rupture with contralateral gel migration
Rebecca Patrick1, Sydney Bormann2, Heather Karu3
1School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
|May 27, 2024
Abstract:
Symmastia is a rare complication of augmentation mammaplasty that occurs when a breast implant crosses the midline and connects with the contralateral implant pocket. We present a case of implant rupture, migration to the contralateral breast, and ultimate symmastia following a traumatic fall in a patient with prior breast augmentation.

