Sientra high-strength cohesive textured round implant technique: roundtable discussion

Nagor Impleo Round Silicone Gel Breast Implants: Early Outcome Analysis after 340 Primary Breast Augmentations

For decades, implant-based breast augmentation has been one of the most performed surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes around the world. Hence, novel manufactured implants should be critically investigated to prove them safe and effective. Here, the authors describe the first independently conducted clinical study on Nagor Impleo textured round breast implants. For this retrospective study, outcomes of 340 consecutive female patients undergoing primary cosmetic breast augmentation were analyzed. Demographic and surgical data as well as outcomes and complications were evaluated. Furthermore, a survey concerning effectiveness and aesthetic satisfaction after breast augmentation was examined. All 680 implants were placed in a submuscular plane with incisions at the inframammary fold. The main indications for surgery were hypoplasia and hypoplasia with asymmetry. The mean implant volume was 390 cc and the main type of projection was high profile. The most common complications were hematoma and capsular contracture (0.9 percent, respectively). The overall revision rate for complications was 2.4%. Additionally, almost all patients showed increased quality of life and aesthetic satisfaction after a breast augmentation. Hence, all patients would undergo breast augmentation again with these newly launched devices. Nagor Impleo implants demonstrate a low complication rate and high safety profile. Although high aesthetic satisfaction and quality of life results were achieved, analysis of an even larger series over a longer period of time would be beneficial to evaluate the reliability of this implant.

Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants

In this review, the authors provide a 20-year review and comparison of implant options and describe the evolution of breast implant surface textures; compare available implant surfaces; present long-term safety data from the 10-year US-based Core clinical studies; list the key benefits and risks associated with smooth and textured implants; and provide perspectives on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The authors explore the key benefits and risks associated with all available devices so that optimal and safe patient outcomes can be achieved.

Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction from a Regenerative Medicine Point of View: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

Breast reconstruction and augmentation are very common procedures, yet the prevailing current methods utilize silicone implants that may have significant local complications requiring reoperation. Lipofillling is increasingly used to contour and is considered safe, however, its utility is limited by significant volume loss. A new approach could offer an alternative and increase the scope of patient choice. A small number of teams around the world are investigating a breast tissue engineering (TE) paradigm. Conventional breast TE concepts are based on seeding a scaffold with the patients' own stem cells. However, the clinical viability of many of these approaches is limited by their costs in relevant volumes. In this article the state of the art of tissue-engineered breast reconstruction is reviewed and future perspectives are presented and discussed.