Abstract
We conducted a double-blind, retrospective comparison between low-bleed and non-low-bleed (conventional) mammary implants because no controlled study has shown a difference in the degree of capsular contracture between the two types of implants. Twenty-five patients had conventional implants and form group A; twentyeight patients had low-bleed implants and form group B. All patients had submuscular augmentation. The mean Baker score was 1.51 for group A and 1.04 for group B for the entire patient population and 1.65 for group A and 1.07 for group B for patients with more than 1 year of follow-up. For the entire population, 34 percent of group A and 3.6 percent of group B had a Baker score of 2 or greater. For the population with more than 1 year of follow-up, 42 percent of group A and 7 percent of group B had a Baker score of 2 or greater. There was significantly (p 0.007) less contracture with the low-bleed implants for the entire population as well as for those patients with greater than 1 year of follow-up (p 0.015).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-82 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Plastic and reconstructive surgery |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery