Table 2.
Indications for Implant Replacement or Removal
| Indication | First Implant Replacement or Removal | Second Implant Replacement or Removal | Third Implant Replacement or Removal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic | Reconstructive | Aesthetic | Reconstructive | Aesthetic | Reconstructive | |
| Capsular contracture | 195 (70.4%) | 100 (65.4%) | 72 (75.8%) | 30 (68.2%) | 24 (85.7%) | 7 (63.6%) |
| Implant rupture | 31 (11.2%) | 12 (7.8%) | 2 (2.1%) | 4 (9.1%) | — | 1 (9.1%) |
| Implant dislocation | 12 (4.3%) | 11 (7.2%) | 6 (6.3%) | 3 (6.8%) | 1 (3.6%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Breast asymmetry | 10 (3.6%) | 9 (5.9%) | — | 2 (4.5%) | — | — |
| Apparent peri-prosthetic infection | 10 (3.6%) | 3 (2.0%) | 6 (6.3%) | 3 (6.8%) | 2 (7.1%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| PIP implant | 8 (2.9%) | 3 (2.0%) | 2 (2.1%) | — | — | — |
| Skin necrosis | 2 (0.7%) | 5 (3.3%) | — | 1 (2.3%) | — | — |
| Recurrence of primary tumor | 1 (0.4%) | 7 (4.6%) | — | — | 1 (3.6%) | 1 (9.1%) |
| Hematoma | 4 (1.4%) | — | 3 (3.2%) | — | — | — |
| Ptosis mammae | 4 (1.4%) | — | 4 (4.2%) | — | — | — |
| Prophylactic risk reducing mastectomy | — | 3 (2.0%) | — | — | — | |
| Seroma | — | — | — | 1 (2.3%) | — | — |
| Total | 277 | 153 | 95 | 44 | 28 | 11 |
| Unknown reasons | 34 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 311 | 187 | 103 | 54 | 28 | 16 |