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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2018; 45(02): 177-179
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2016.01718
Case Report

Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation

Autor*innen

  • Leslie Kim

    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA
  • Nikki Castel

    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
  • Fereydoun Don Parsa

    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA

We present a case report of a patient who experienced a late, spontaneous breast hematoma 26 years after primary breast augmentation. Late hematomas are a rare complication of breast augmentation with uncertain etiology. In this case, there was no trauma, calcifications, or implant rupture. We believe the patient’s hematoma was secondary to erosion of a capsular vessel due to capsular contracture.



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Eingereicht: 05. Oktober 2016

Angenommen: 07. Juni 2017

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
22. Mai 2022

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