Journal of International Medical Research (Jun 2020)

Nonsurgical treatment of capsular contracture: Review of clinical studies

  • Anthony Papaconstantinou,
  • Triantafyllia Koletsa,
  • Efterpi Demiri,
  • Kostantinos Gasteratos,
  • Sofia-Eleni Tzorakoleftheraki,
  • Leonidas Pavlidis,
  • Georgia-Alexandra Spyropoulou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520927873
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 48

Abstract

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Capsular contracture is one of the most distressing complications of breast implant use in both aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures. This systematic review was performed to assess the effectiveness of all nonsurgical treatments for established capsular contracture.