Figure 7.

Resection of specimen. The 36-year-old woman is again shown demonstrating that a lighted retractor, extended bovie device, and skin counter-traction all facilitate removal of the most distal aspects of the capsule. (A,B) Capsules around implants may be quite extensive extending up to the clavicle and deep into the axilla. When resecting a specimen, care should be taken to note any associated capsular mass and resect with a rim of normal tissue. (C) A mass on the posterior capsule that was excised at the time of en bloc resection.