EXTERNAL ULTRASONIC TREATMENT OF CAPSULAR CONTRACTURES IN BREAST IMPLANTS

The authors report their experience on the nonsurgical treatment of ca psular contractures due to breast implant augmentation mammaplasty. Ex ternal ultrasonic repeated applications have been applied to 24 patien ts after closed capsulotomy procedures in order to reduce the recurren cy rate. The new ultrasonic device used was based on a 2-MHz generator with a timing adjustable power emission connected to eight transducer s designed for breast anatomy. The authors report significant improvem ent of the closed capsulotomy technique demonstrating a persistent sta bility of the achieved results in 82% of the treated contractures, eve n in severe cases (Baker's IV), after a minimum follow-up period of 12 months. Methods of application, technical features of the ultrasonic device, experimental charts, and results obtained on 34 breast implant capsular contractures are reported and discussed.