Complications of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Implant Capsulectomy: An Analysis of 7486 Patients Using Nationwide Outcomes Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite increasing demand for breast capsular surgery to treat various benign and malignant implant-related pathologies, high-quality evidence elucidating complication profiles of capsulectomy and capsulotomy is lacking.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to provide the largest-scale analysis of associated outcomes and complications using the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TOPS) database, and to investigate clinical scenarios that may subject patients to increased risks for complications, most notably extent of capsular surgery (complete vs partial) and index indication of implantation (aesthetic vs reconstructive).

Methods

An analysis of the TOPS database from 2008 to 2019 was performed. CPT codes were used to identify complete ca

SUBMITTER: Xu HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334206 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature