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Capsular Contracture- the #1 Cause of Reoperation
Capsular contracture is the hardening of tissue around the breast implant; it is the most common reason for re-operation following a breast augmentation or breast augmentation revision. The scar tissue that normally forms around the mammary implant will form a capsule, this capsule may tighten or squeeze the implant resulting in capsular contracture.

FDA Approval of Mammary Implants Manufactured by Silimed®

On 9 March 2012, the USA FDA approved implants manufactured by Silimed. The PMA is available on the FDA website: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf7/P070004b.pdf (Reference PMA P070004: FDA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data) is sponsored by Sientra, Inc; Silimed is the manufacturer of the implants. Like other approved mammary implants in the USA, a condition of the approval requires post-approval studies that will asses long-term outcome and risks.

USA FDA PMA Summary & Key Findings:

Furry Brazilian is a nickname for a Polyurethane foam silicone gel breast implant. The nickname was coined in Australia, the most popular Polyurethane implant is made by Silimed in Brazil. Breast implants are made with different textures on the outside, or shell, the "Furry" more than likely comes from the Polyurethane foam coating on the shell of this breast implant- it has a soft almost furry feel to it.

Breast augmentation is performed to surgically enlarge a woman’s breasts, many times for a woman to gain symmetry in her appearance or after a pregnancy that has changed the shape of her body. While breast augmentation is considered a common surgery, it is a surgery and requires proper thought, consideration and evaluation before having the procedure.

Some of the most implant things to consider prior to surgery: selecting your surgeon, the implant size and shape and the implant location and your recovery from the surgery.

There are three primary surgical techniques for breast augmentation- Inframammary, Periareolar and Transaxillary- with the implants being placed either subglandularor or submuscular.