Experimental model of capsular contracture in silicone implants

Modelo experimental de contratura capsular em implantes de silicone

Abstract

The breast implant procedure is one of the most performed into Plastic Surgery and the contracture that occurs the capsule formed around the breast implants one of most frequent complication. We describe here one experimental model of capsule contracture in rats.

Capsule; Contracture; Silicone; Rats; Model