Primary Reconstruction
breast cancer, contracture, rupture, hematoma, implant-related reoperations
DELAYED WOUND HEALING, RECURRENCE, BREAST CANCER, HEMATOMA, COMPLICATIONS
The Kaplan-Meier estimate for any reoperation was 19.2%, with implant-related reoperations at 12.0%. The most frequent complications in this cohort were explantation with or without replacement (12.3%, with 10.1% being replaced with a study device), Baker Grade III/IV capsular contracture (7.3%), patient dissatisfaction with appearance (4.9%), rupture (2.5%), wrinkling/rippling (2.4%), recurrence of breast cancer (2.4%), delayed wound healing (2.4%), and hematoma (2.4%). No other complications were reported through 3 years of follow-up.