Granuloma formation around ruptured silicone from breast explant - Implants

24 Jan 2024 · 1 min
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A short clinical/explant video by Robert Whitfield MD describing an extra-capsular rupture of a silicone breast implant with extensive silicone extravasation and bilateral silicone granuloma formation. The speaker inspects the implant and surrounding tissue, notes the implant contains old silicone gel (from 1988), and describes taking a specimen to send for microbiology (fungus/bacteria) before further inspection of the device.

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Extra capsular rupture and silicone granuloma formation.

1988.

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