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The double capsules in macro-textured breast implants.

Breast implants are amongst the most widely used types of permanent implants in modern medicine and have both aesthetic and reconstructive applications with excellent biocompatibility. The double capsule is a complication associated with textured prostheses that leads to implant displacement; however, its etiology has yet to be elucidated. In this study, 10 double capsules were sampled from breast expander implants for in-depth analysis; histologically, the inner capsular layer demonstrated highly organized collagen in sheets with delamination of fibers. At the prosthesis interface (PI) where the implant shell contacts the inner capsular layer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed a thin layer which mirrored the three-dimensional characteristics of the implant texture; the external surface of the inner capsular layer facing the intercapsular space (ICS) was flat. SEM examination of the inner capsule layer revealed both a large bacterial presence as well as biofilm deposition at the PI; a significantly lower quantity of bacteria and biofilm were found at the ICS interface. These findings suggest that the double capsule phenomenon’s etiopathogenesis is of mechanical origin. Delamination of the periprosthetic capsule leads to the creation of the ICS; the maintained separation of the 2 layers subsequently alters the biostability of the macro-textured breast implant.

Date de publication
23 juin 2015
Chercheur(euse)s
Giot JP, Paek LS, Nizard N, El-Diwany M, Gaboury L, Nelea M, Bou-Merhi JS, Harris PG, Danino MA
Référence PubMed
Biomaterials 2015;67:65-72
ID PubMed
26210173
Affiliation
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, CHUM Montreal University Health Center, 1650 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, Québec H2L 4M1, Canada. Electronic address: jp@giot.net.