An adapted suction technique to aid removal of ruptured silicone implants

Giuseppe Pizzonia; Andrea Sasso; Gaetano Musumarra

doi:10.1016/j.jpra.2019.04.001

An adapted suction technique to aid removal of ruptured silicone implants

JPRAS Open. 2019 Apr 18:20:92-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2019.04.001. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Authors

Giuseppe Pizzonia¹, Andrea Sasso¹, Gaetano Musumarra²

Affiliations

¹ Chirurgia Plastica e Maxillo Faciale, ASL 2 Savonese-Ospedale Santa Corona Pietra Ligure (Sv), Via XXV Aprile, 38, Pietra Ligure, Sv, Italy.
² Chirurgia Plastica e della Mano, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.

Abstract

Implant rupture is a common complication of breast implant surgery. Removal of silicone gel after breast implant rupture can be difficult and time-consuming. In the medical literature, a few other methods attempt to solve this challenge. We propose a simple and efficient technique to maximize its removal by suction. This method bypasses the problem, given the disadvantages of silicone's high viscosity. Moreover, the necessary equipment is inexpensive and readily available in any operating room.

Keywords: Breast implant rupture; Revision mastoplasty; Silicone spread.