Eisenberg H V, Bartels R J
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1977 Jun;59(6):849-50. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197706000-00024.
A previously unreported complication of closed capsulotomy is presented--rupture of a silicone bag-gel breast implant with silicone granuloma formation. We make some suggestions as the pathophysiology involved, and speculate that the complication might be more likely with an implant containing a less cohesive gel.
