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Polyurethane-Coated Silicone Gel Breast Implants Used for 18 Years

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This study aimed to present an update on the use of polyurethane-coated silicone gel breast implants. After 18 years of experience using these implants and 1,257 surgically treated patients, the authors can draw some new conclusions. Their postoperative follow-up evaluation of 300 patients for 5 years, 250 patients for 10 years, and 180 patients for 15 years has shown the lowest incidence of fibrous capsular contraction (1%) with these implants.

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  1. Aesthetic Chapter Director of Plastic Surgery, IberoLatinamerican Federation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Vázquez M.D. & Andrea Pellón M.D.

  2. Paraguay 2535 Apt. 8ª “A”, C1425BRA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Vázquez M.D.

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Vázquez, G., Pellón, A. Polyurethane-Coated Silicone Gel Breast Implants Used for 18 Years. Aesth Plast Surg 31, 330–336 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-006-0207-4

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