Preventing postoperative noise in saline breast implants.

Eppley, B L · Plast Reconstr Surg · 1999

expert_opinion · Level V

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Abstract

The occurrence of postoperative noise in saline breast implants is caused by inadvertent retention or injection of air during filling at the time of implantation. A volume of air as small as 2 cc in most breast implant sizes can result in this phenomenon. A simple method of prefilling and aspiration of saline before implantation can completely eliminate the possibility of its postoperative occurrence.

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