Rupture of Breast Implants after Augmentation Mammoplasty: A Case Report of Simultaneous Intra-extracapsular Rupture.

• Main Authors: Ja Hea Gu, Seong-Ho Jeong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2013-02-01
• Series: Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Subjects: hydrogel; breast implants; rupture
• Online Access: http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-19-81.pdf

This paper presents the case of a ruptured hydrogel breast implant, along with its clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings. Breast asymmetry is typically the most common clinical feature of breast implant rupture. In case of a hydrogel breast implant rupture, hydrogel spreads out after implant leakage and the breast is enlarged with swelling and edema. Intracapsular ruptures showed no significant collapse of the implants despite a collection of fluid surrounding the implant inside the capsule. However, extracapsular ruptures showed implant collapse and extensive inflammation or fibrosis extension to the muscle and chest wall. In this case, a large amount of fluid collection with enlarged implants inside the capsule and extracapsular granulomas were showed simultaneously. Since the use of silicone breast implants has been restricted, hydrogel implants have been used for some time as an alternative option for breast implants. However, hydrogel implants have been restricted because of their unpredictability and unreliability. This case report draws attention to an unusual presentation of complications following the insertion of hydrogel breast implants for augmentation mammoplasty.