%0 Journal Article
%T The Role of High Resolution Ultrasonography in Elucidating Features of the Breast Implants in Asymptomatic Patients After Implant-based Augmentation Mammaplasty.
%A Nam SE
%A Bang BS
%A Lee EK
%A Sung JY
%A Song KY
%A Yoo YB
%A Park DW
%A Kim JH
%J Aesthetic Plast Surg
%V 46
%N 3
%D Jun 2022
%M 35022838
%F 2.708
%R 10.1007/s00266-021-02701-w
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>We conducted this study to describe the feasibility of high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) in characterizing a breast implant in patients receiving an implant-based augmentation mammaplasty.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The current study was conducted in a total of 612 patients (n =6 12) receiving an implant-based augmentation mammaplasty at other hospitals between August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2020. Of these, 136 patients (n = 136; 272 breasts) receiving reoperation were included in the current study. We compared between the patients' subjective awareness of a breast implant and its HRUS findings and an agreement between HRUS findings of a breast implant and its findings at reoperation.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The proportion of the patients receiving a silicone gel-filled breast implant was increased from 65.44% (89/136) to 81.61% (111/136) on HRUS. Moreover, HRUS was effective in identifying a manufacturer of the device.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>In conclusion, our results indicate that HRUS is feasible in characterizing a breast implant in patients receiving an implant-based augmentation mammaplasty. But further prospective, large-scale studies are warranted to corroborate our results.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors. www.springer.com/00266 .