Sonographic Findings of Polyacrylamide Gel Mammoplasty: A Report of Three Cases.
- Author:
Jae Jeong CHOI
1
;
Bong Joo KANG
;
Jae Hee LEE
;
Sung Hun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. lionmain@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mammoplasty;
Polyacrylamide gel;
Sonography
- MeSH:
Acrylic Resins;
Breast;
China;
Female;
Gels;
Mammaplasty;
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins;
Republic of Korea;
USSR
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2009;28(2):103-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Polyacrylamide gels (PAAGs) have been widely used for breast augmentation in China and the former Soviet Union since the 1990s. However, breast injection of PAAGs was abandoned due to various complications such as induration and lumps. Currently, this injection procedure is illegally practiced in South Korea and there are a few reports on the radiological findings of PAAG injection mammoplasty, especially describing the sonographic features. We report three cases of PAAG injection mammoplasty.
