Textured and Smooth Implant Use Reported in the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons Database: Epidemiologic Implications for BIA-ALCL

Textured and Smooth Implant Use Reported in the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons Database: Epidemiologic Implications for BIA-ALCL

Background:. Breast-implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is associated with prolonged exposure to textured implants. Current studies describing textured implant use are limited to single center/surgeon experiences. Using the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeo...

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Main Authors: Evan Matros, MD, MMSc, MPH, Meghana G. Shamsunder, MPH, Robyn N. Rubenstein, MD, Thais O. Polanco, MD, Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, MS, Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH, Karol Gutowski, MD, The TOPS Steering Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003499

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