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The capsule contraction-releasing devices. (A) All the devices. From top to bottom are a double-headed separating rod, a sleeve and cap, a straight vascular clamp, an olive-head splitter, and a blunt stripper. (B) The double-headed separating rod in the sleeve and sleeve cap.
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Figure 3. First, a punctiform incision was made in the nipple with a sharp blade, and the nipple wound was extended to the capsule by using a vascular clamp (Supplementary Figure 1A); then, blunt separation was performed using vascular clamp to break through the capsule and entering the lumen. Second, the olive-head splitter was inserted to push the implant to one side (Supplementary Figure 1B).
Comparison before and after surgery. (A) Preoperative appearance. (B) Nine days after surgery.
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Hyperconvex deformity could obviously be seen on her left breast when she lied down, and the left breast felt quite hard (Figure 2A). The leakage of the silicone implant was not caused by our surgical procedures because the removed implant was cosmetically intact with no breakage (Supplementary Figure 2).
Operation flow chart of treatment for breast capsular contracture by the punctiform-incision approach through the nipple, as shown in the figure: A-M.
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Figure 3. First, a punctiform incision was made in the nipple with a sharp blade, and the nipple wound was extended to the capsule by using a vascular clamp (Supplementary Figure 1A); then, blunt separation was performed using vascular clamp to break through the capsule and entering the lumen.