Complications in breast augmentation with textured versus smooth breast implants: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular aesthetic plastic surgeries worldwide. There are various types of breast implants, and these can be categorised into different broad groups based on their content, shape or surface, to name a few. When looking at the surface of the shell, they can be categorised into two main kinds: textured and smooth implants. To our knowledge, a literature review and meta-analysis of the complications of these two types of implants when used for aesthetic breast augmentation has yet to be written.

Methods and analysis

The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane electronic databases will be searched from their inception to 1 October 2017. Only cohort studies, case series, case-control studies and randomised controlled trials will be included.

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898288 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature