A New Way to Treat Capsular Contracture. Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD, David Hidalgo, MD, and Andrew Weinstein, MD

Video Author:Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Published on:August 21, 2020

Breast Augmentation is REAL surgery, with REAL risks. One of these potential risks is called ‘capsular contracture.’

In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," interviews David Hidalgo MD, and Andrew Weinstein MD to discuss their new algorithm and ADM-based treatment for capsular contracture.

Read the September 2020 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, "Surgical Treatment for Capsular Contracture: A New Paradigm and Algorithm" by Hidalgo and Weinstein. Find it on PRSJournal.com.

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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; breast; breast augmentation; capsular contracture; ADM; acellular dermal matrix; paradigm; breast surgery; implant; bilateral; baker grade; conventional surgery; surgical therapy;