Silicone Breast Implants and Disease—Many Questions Unanswered

Abstract

The study by Dijkman et al 1 set out to investigate whether there were differences in silicone bleed and migration among cohesive and noncohesive silicone gel breast implants, and they found no significant differences. In the study by Dijkman et al, 1 histological presence of silicone in tissues from women who had undergone removal or revision surgery for silicone breast implants between 1986 and 2020 at the Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands was investigated. Specimens from capsules, surrounding tissues, and lymph nodes were included for 389 women. Of these

Smart hydrogel composite for microenvironmental humidity regulation in cigar storage

“…Note that the surfaces of both the PAS hydrogel 27 and the PDMS elastomer are smooth, flat, and transparent. However, when the PAS-PDMS composite was peeled at a 180° angle and enlarged images were taken, 28 the surface of PDMS was rough and uneven owing to the hydrolysis of the silane coupling agent. This is similar to the hydrolysis of a riveted silane coupling agent(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate).…”

Silicone Particle Migration: A Misleading Report

“…This suggests a significant bias with a relation between risk of capsulectomy and type of implant. The fact that the study sample is likely not representative of the average woman with breast implants has already been appreciated by Löfgren et al 5 Women who opt for explantation most likely belong to a select population of individuals experiencing significant SBI-related complications or complaints.…”