Capsular Contracture Breast
May 11th, 2010
Capsular Contracture from Implants
For those of us who are not science majors: if you place a foreign object inside your body your immune system will try to fight it or contain it. You should think about if you want to get implants. Because your immune system can’t really destroy the implant it will try to contain it. It will begin to build up issue around the breast so that it won’t spread to the rest of the body. It will make a capsule.
When the capsule tightens around the implant it’s called capsular contracture. The squeezing can be painful and can change the shape of the breast. The changed shape can affect the appearance of the breast too.
There are many levels when it comes to capsular contracture.. With the mildest case, the breast looks normal and still feels soft. This is classified as grade 1. Grade 2 still looks normal, but the breast is a little firm. At grade 3, the breast is firm and the appearance is considered abnormal. Then there is grade 4, which happens to be a very painful and the most severe level of capsular contracture. The breast looks abnormal and is hard.
Another operation might be needed to fix capsular contracture. The capsule will have to be removed and the implant replaced. But there are also cases where successful treatments have been achieved without any additional surgery.
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Capsular contracture occurs when the scar tissue or capsule that normally forms around the implant tightens and squeezes the implant. It can happen to one or both of the implants.
Capsular contracture is the leading adverse event following breast implant surgery, and it is believed to result from subclinical bacterial colonization and the formation of biofilms within the breast pocket.
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For instance, capsular contraction is a condition where the cavity that holds the implant begins to shrink. It is not life threatening, but there will be some distortion and pain associated with the condition.
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She had capsular contracture of the left breast. When breast implants (or any foreign object) are placed into the body, the body forms a lining around it. This lining, or capsule, is formed by your own living tissue.
The most common complication of breast implants is capsular contracture, a tightening of the scar tissue that the body produces around the implant as a natural part of healing.
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