Fw: Trilucent breast implants: a 3 year series

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From: " ilena rose " <ilena@...>

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Subject: Trilucent breast implants: a 3 year series

> British Journal of Plastic Surgery

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http://www.harcourt-international.com/journals/bjps/previous.cfm?art=bjps.20

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> Trilucent breast implants: a 3 year series

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> M. Rizkalla, C. Duncan, R. N. s

> p 125-127, Volume 54, Number 2, March 2001

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> Abstract

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> The use of Trilucent breast implants in the UK dates back to 1995 and

their

> introduction coincided with the medium-term effects of the

silicone-implant

> controversy.

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> We present a review of 3 years' experience of the Trilucent implant

> (1996-1998) during which 29 patients with a mean age of 39.4 years had a

> total of 50 implants. The aim of the study was to analyse the results in

> these patients in terms of complications, reoperation rate and patient

> satisfaction. Using a combination of retrospective chart analysis and

> postal survey, we found an incidence of implant deflation of 10% (5/50).

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> The overall reoperation rate was 20% (10/50). The postal survey yielded a

> mean satisfaction score of 7.1 (on a scale of 0-10) from the 20

respondents

> out of the 29 patients (68.9%). In view of the high complication rate, we

> discontinued the use of Trilucent implants in advance of their withdrawal

> by the Medical Devices Agency (MDA) in March 1999.

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> However, these findings may now be considered of added interest,

> particularly with regard to patients who are opting to keep their

Trilucent

> implants despite the recommendation of the MDA in June 2000 that such

> implants should be removed.

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> Copyright 2001 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons

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