Fundamentals of Breast Implant Illness and Device Imaging

Figure 11

(a–c) Postcontrast sequence shows capsular contracture and focal thickness of the fibrous capsule (a). Silicone sensitive sequence (b) shows the granuloma and extracapsular silicone material in the pericapsular space. Microscopy of the implant (c) shows surface degradation in a smooth surface implant (yellow asterisk). There is also fat inside the implant. The patient also shows eczemas in the body, exemplifying the eczema in the right arm with the purple asterisk (d).

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