[Capsule fibrosis in silicone implants].

The contracture of soft tissue capsule, appearing after implantation of all types of breast prosthesis, is the central problem of interest in the augmented breast. Clinical results were graduated in the Baker classification according to the degree of severity. Frequency rate depends on time lapse between implantation and post-examination, definition of capsular contracture, number of all patients and type of augmentation. Various factors are assumed to be causes of capsular contracture; i.e. haematoma, foreign body reaction, subclinical infections and physical-geometrical characteristics of prosthesis. It is possible to influence fibrosis with steroids and antibiotics.