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To determine whether modifying silicone implant surfaces with a biocompatible, anti-inflammatory coating (Met-Z2-Y12) reduces periprosthetic capsule formation.

February 27, 2023Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

An Antifibrotic Breast Implant Surface Coating Significantly Reduces Periprosthetic Capsule Formation

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SKSarah J. KarinjaApple (Israel)JBJaime L. BernsteinCornell University SMSudip MukherjeeIndian Institute of Technology BHU

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Animal study demonstrates reduced periprosthetic capsule thickness with an antifibrotic silicone coating in mice, suggesting potential prevention of capsular contracture.

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To determine whether modifying silicone implant surfaces with a biocompatible, anti-inflammatory coating (Met-Z2-Y12) reduces periprosthetic capsule formation.
Applied the Met-Z2-Y12 anti-inflammatory coating to silicone implants, leaving control implants uncoated.
Surgically placed coated and uncoated implants into C57BL/6 mice.
Harvested periprosthetic tissue at 21, 90, and 180 days post-implantation for histologic evaluation of capsule thickness.
Met-Z2-Y12-coated implants demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in mean capsule thickness compared with uncoated controls at 21, 90, and 180 days (P < 0.05).
Attenuated capsule formation persisted through 6 months of follow-up, confirming sustained reduction of both acute and chronic fibrotic responses.

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Karinja et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7396127af34f94aaa73260 https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000010323

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Animal study demonstrates reduced periprosthetic capsule thickness with an antifibrotic silicone coating in mice, suggesting potential prevention of capsular contracture.

An Antifibrotic Breast Implant Surface Coating Significantly Reduces Periprosthetic Capsule Formation

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An Antifibrotic Breast Implant Surface Coating Significantly Reduces Periprosthetic Capsule Formation

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