Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants

M Bradley Calobrace; Michael R Schwartz; Kamakshi R Zeidler; Troy A Pittman; Robert Cohen; W Grant Stevens

doi:10.1093/asj/sjx157

Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants

Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Dec 13;38(1):38-48. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjx157.

Authors

M Bradley Calobrace^{1

2}, Michael R Schwartz³, Kamakshi R Zeidler⁴, Troy A Pittman⁵, Robert Cohen⁶, W Grant Stevens^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
³ Private practice, Westlake Village, CA.
⁴ Private practice, Campbell, CA.
⁵ MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
⁶ Private practice, Santa Monica, CA.
⁷ Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine.
⁸ University of Southern California - Marina del Rey Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship Program, Los Angeles, CA.

PMID: 29040370
DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjx157

Abstract

In this review, the authors provide a 20-year review and comparison of implant options and describe the evolution of breast implant surface textures; compare available implant surfaces; present long-term safety data from the 10-year US-based Core clinical studies; list the key benefits and risks associated with smooth and textured implants; and provide perspectives on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The authors explore the key benefits and risks associated with all available devices so that optimal and safe patient outcomes can be achieved.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Implants / adverse effects*
Breast Implants / statistics & numerical data*
Breast Neoplasms / etiology*
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / etiology*
Risk
Time