Mechanical irritation by protruding bone: A possible cause of breast implant rupture.

Author: Matthias Michael AITZETMÜLLER ¹ ; David Johannes HASLHOFER ; Raphael WENNY ; Manfred SCHMIDT ; Dominik DUSCHER ; Georg Michael HUEMER
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1. Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Mammaplasty; Breast implants; Silicone elastomers; Exostoses
MeSH: Breast Implants*; Breast*; Exostoses; Female; Mammaplasty; Rupture*; Silicone Elastomers
From:Archives of Plastic Surgery 2018;45(5):470-473
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Although breast implants have been in clinical use for almost 6 decades and have undergone considerable development during this time, implant rupture is still a dreaded long-term complication. Some obvious external factors, such as trauma, can lead to implant rupture, but many studies have reported a high rate of “spontaneous” implant rupture. Herein, we present two cases with the aim of raising awareness of a new possible cause of “spontaneous” implant rupture: mechanical irritation by bony protrusions.