Experimental model of capsular contracture in silicone implants

The breast implant procedure is one of the most performed into Plastic Surgery and the contracture that occurs the capsule formed around the breast implants one of most frequent complication. We describe here one experimental model of capsule contracture in rats.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bastos Érika Malheiros, Sabino Neto Miguel, Ferreira Lydia Masako, Garcia Élvio Bueno, Liebano Richard Eloin, Han Yuri Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2003-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502003001100004