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  2. Capsular contracture - Wikipedia

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    Capsular contracture occurs when the collagen-fiber capsule shrinks, tightens and compresses the breast implant, much like the collapse of a bubble gum bubble. [1] It is a medical complication that can be painful and discomforting, and might distort the aesthetics of the breast implant and the breast.

  3. Breast implant - Wikipedia

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    A breast implant failure: capsular contracture is a medical complication, in this case, a Baker scale Grade IV contraction, of a subglandular silicone implant in the right breast. The cause of capsular contracture is unknown, but the common incidence factors include bacterial contamination, device-shell rupture, filler leakage, and hematoma.

  4. Breast augmentation - Wikipedia

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    Breast-implant failure: Capsular contracture is a medical complication, in this case, a Baker scale Grade IV contraction, of a subglandular silicone implant in the right breast. The cause of capsular contracture is unknown, but the common incidence factors include bacterial contamination, device-shell rupture, filler leakage, and hematoma.

  5. Breast hematoma - Wikipedia

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    Post-surgical breast hematomas can also impede wound healing and therefore impact the cosmetic outcome. Hematomas are furthermore one of the risk factors for breast surgical site infections. [4] There is preliminary evidence that, after breast implant surgery, the presence of hematoma increases the risk of developing capsular contracture. [5]

  6. 8 pictures to help you determine if a breast lump is cause ...

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    "The most common sign of breast cancer is a lump, deep in the breast.It often feels hard, like a lemon seed, and usually immovable. It can be any shape or size," said the site. You might also see ...

  7. Mammaplasty - Wikipedia

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    Mammaplasty started a surgical procedure to help relieve women of the excess weight of their breasts; it was only later that it was used for cosmetic purposes. [4] There is social pressure on women to subscribe to socially prescribed beauty standards of how their bodies must be, and one part of this is the pressure on women to have 'perfect breasts'.

  8. Breast pain - Wikipedia

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    Noncyclical breast pain has various causes and is harder to diagnose and frequently the root cause is outside the breast. Some degree of non-cyclical breast tenderness can normally be present due to hormonal changes in puberty (both in girls and boys), in menopause and during pregnancy. [5] After pregnancy, breast pain can be caused by ...

  9. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]