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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 6.

Clinical Presentation (n=89)

CLINICAL FINDINGS AT PRESENTATION n %

Local Symptoms
 Yes 85 95.5
 No 2 2.2
 Not Reported 2 2.2

Peri-prosthetic fluid/Seroma (n=85)
 Yes 73 85.9
 No 15 17.6
 Unknown 0 0.0
 Not Reported 1 1.2

Capsular contracture (n=85)
 Yes 28 32.9
  Grade IB (n = 28) 0 0.0
  Grade II (n = 28) 2 7.1
  Grade III (n = 28) 11 39.3
  Grade IV (n = 28) 9 32.1
 No 56 65.9
 Not Reported 5 5.6

Palpable Breast Mass (n = 85)
 Yes 13 15.7
 No 74 87.1
 Unknown 0 0.0
 Not Reported 2 2.4

Pain (n = 85)
 Yes 26 30.6
 No 61 71.8
 Not Reported 2 2.4

Breast Skin Lesions (n = 85)
 Yes 7 8.2
 No 80 94.1
 Unknown 0 0.0
 Not Reported 2 2.4

Redness (n = 85)
 Yes 12 14.1
 No 75 88.2
 Unknown 0 0.0
 Not Reported 2 2.4

Systematic Symptoms at time of Presentation
 Yes 8 9.0
 No 75 84.3
 Not Reported 6 6.7
  Fevers (n = 8) 4 50.0
  Night Sweats (n = 8) 2 25.0
  Weight loss (n = 8) 2 25.0
  Non-breast Skin lesions (n = 8) 1 12.5