Preliminary 3-Year Evaluation of Experience With SilkSurface and VelvetSurface Motiva Silicone Breast Implants: A Single-Center Experience With 5813 Consecutive Breast Augmentation Cases

Abstract Background Silicone breast implants have been in use for breast augmentation for more than 50 years, but technological innovation has been lacking in implant design until recently. Objectives This study was designed to evaluate the complication and reoperation rates following breast augment...

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Published in:	Aesthetic surgery journal Vol. 38; no. suppl_2; pp. S62 - S73
Main Authors:	Sforza, Marcos, Zaccheddu, Renato, Alleruzzo, Angelo, Seno, Adriano, Mileto, Domenico, Paganelli, Arnaldo, Sulaiman, Hassan, Payne, Michael, Maurovich-Horvat, Lajos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	US Oxford University Press 15-05-2018
Subjects:	Adult Aged Breast Implantation - adverse effects Breast Implantation - instrumentation Breast Implantation - methods Breast Implants - adverse effects Female Humans Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Middle Aged Nanostructures - adverse effects Nanostructures - chemistry Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Reoperation - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Silicone Gels - adverse effects Silicone Gels - chemistry Supplement Surface Properties Treatment Outcome Young Adult
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Summary:	Abstract Background Silicone breast implants have been in use for breast augmentation for more than 50 years, but technological innovation has been lacking in implant design until recently. Objectives This study was designed to evaluate the complication and reoperation rates following breast augmentation utilizing the Motiva silicone breast implants. Methods This retrospective study evaluated the safety of Motiva implants in 5813 consecutive cases of breast augmentation. Implants with two different textured surfaces were evaluated: SilkSurface (nanotextured) and VelvetSurface (micro-textured). Results Implants were placed between April 2013 and April 2016. A total of 44 complications were reported, with an overall complication rate of 0.76%, and the rate of reoperation was 0.76% over an interval of 3 years. There were no late complications and no cases of primary capsular contracture. No differences in complication rates were observed because of the implant date. However, among patients who received implants 300 to 499 cc in volume, complication rates were significantly lower with SilkSurface compared with VelvetSurface implants. Advanced statistical analysis supported the validity of the low complication rate reported in this study. Conclusions Overall, these findings suggest that Motiva silicone breast implants are associated with very low rates of complication and reoperation, and that the nano-textured SilkSurface implant is associated with fewer complications than micro-textured implants. Level of Evidence: 3
ISSN:	1090-820X 1527-330X
DOI:	10.1093/asj/sjx150