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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 17.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar;143(3):65S–73S. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005571

Table 3.

Implant History/Duration of Exposure (n=89)

IMPLANT HISTORY

Years since Implantation Current Device
 Range 0.08 – 27
 Median 9.0

Years with any Implant
 Range 2–44
 Median 11.0

IMPLANT HISTORY n %

Multiple Device Exposure
 Yes 38 42.7
 No 43 48.3
 Unknown 8 9

History of Prior Permanent Implant(s)
 Yes 7 7.9
 No
 Unknown 41 46.1

History of Prior Tissue Expanders
 Yes 31 34.8
 No 2 2.2
 Unknown 56 63