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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2018; 45(02): 177-179
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2016.01718
Case Report

Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation

Leslie Kim
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA
,
Nikki Castel
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
,
Fereydoun Don Parsa
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA
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We present a case report of a patient who experienced a late, spontaneous breast hematoma 26 years after primary breast augmentation. Late hematomas are a rare complication of breast augmentation with uncertain etiology. In this case, there was no trauma, calcifications, or implant rupture. We believe the patient’s hematoma was secondary to erosion of a capsular vessel due to capsular contracture.

Keywords

Breast implants - Contracture - Hematoma


Publication History

Received: 05 October 2016

Accepted: 07 June 2017

Article published online:
22 May 2022

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