06/09/2024
Our experts have clearly defined what procedures are to be done for those who feel they have symptoms consistent with breast implant illness...
The Breast Surgery Collaborative Community (BSCC), a consortium of patient advocates, board-certified plastic surgeons, the medical device industry, and others with a vested interest in enhancing breast surgery safety, was assembled to offer clarity for women seeking guidance on removal of breast implants related to health concerns.
The BSCC consensus statement defines four types of capsulectomy:
Total intact capsulectomy: Complete removal of the breast implant capsule as a single unit.
Total capsulectomy (total precise capsulectomy): Complete removal of the breast implant capsule, not necessarily done as a single unit or in one piece.
Partial capsulectomy: Removal of the breast implant capsule where some capsule is left behind.
En bloc capsulectomy: Removal of the breast implant capsule with a margin of uninvolved tissue for treatment of suspected or established breast implant-associated cancers after appropriate medical workup.
Note, en bloc capsulectomy that many promote for BII, should NOT be done as its radical, deforming, and only designed for management of CANCER, not BII. The vast majority of people who feel they are suffering from BII improve with partial capsulectomies. Be wary of those still pushing for en bloc procedures as they can charge more, do more harm, and disfigure you in the end. En Bloc procedures are for CANCER.
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