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Capsular contracture and steroid-related complications after augmentation mammaplasty. A preliminary study.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1979 September
Ninety-one patients who had had augmentation mammaplasties were evaluated retrospectively. The intra-implant use of steroids appeared to reduce the incidence of breast firmness--at least over the short follow-up period--but there were complications from this which appear to be dose related (mg of Solu-Medrol/100 cc saline). A long-term evaluation of such patients is desirable. Meanwhile, our limited data strongly suggest that the intra-implant use of steroids should be used only with caution as to the dose and with a careful follow-up.
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