Surgery is a common and effective means of treating breast cancer, used in some 95 percent of early stage breast cancer cases and 70 percent of later stage cases. Surgical options contribute to the ...

Rates of capsular contracture were similar in fenestrated and non-fenestrated acellular dermal matrices, according to new research in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Researchers conducted a ...

February 26, 2020 - For women receiving breast implants during reconstructive or cosmetic breast surgery, scarring around the implant - called capsular contracture - is a common, costly, and painful ...

Removing part or all of the breast during breast cancer treatment is a potential outcome for some people. Reconstructive ...

Implant-based breast surgery is among the most common plastic surgery procedures performed each year in the U.S., and capsular contracture, a condition where the scar tissue naturally forming around ...

Alexis Bellino — dubbed “Jesus Jugs” — got smaller breast implants after having complications with her older implants The reality star developed capsular contracture and also had silicone leaking into ...

Capsular contracture is a condition that occurs exclusively after breast implant placement. When a surgeon creates space for the implant, fibrous tissue naturally forms a capsule around it, often ...