Treatment of complications from polyacrylamide hydrogel breast augmentation

Wei,Wang

doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3311

Treatment of complications from polyacrylamide hydrogel breast augmentation

Authors:
- Wang Wei
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Affiliations: Department of Plastic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000, P.R. China
Published online on: May 9, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3311
Pages: 173-176
Copyright: © Wei . This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAHG) is a medical soft tissue filling agent utilized for the treatment of a variety of soft tissue defects. However, postoperative complications occur that have to be alleviated. The aim of the present study was to examine the treatments of postoperative complications of mammoplasty augmentation with PAHG. Open suction techniques and partial mastectomies via periareolar incisions were performed in 28 patients who had been injected with PAHG for breast augmentation. The PAHG was removed precluding breast complications resulting from the hydrogel injections. The symptoms disappeared completely, and the results were satisfactory following removal of the PAHG. In conclusion, the periareolar approach is valuable and removes PAHG to the greatest extent.

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