ALCL is very rare in the type of lymphoma associated with the T-cell group. Cells in our body that relate to immunity. It comes in subtypes: BIA-ALCL is specific to breast implants. It forms in the tissue near textured silicone or saline breast implants. Your specialist cosmetic breast surgeon from Leeds, UK, can you tell…
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma or BIA-ACL is an uncommon type of T-cell lymphoma that can very occasionally develop in the scar tissue capsule and fluid surrounding the breast implant. In some very rare cases, it may even spread throughout the body. It is curable, if in the uncommon situation where it occurs, it is…
What Implants are best in 2021? The implant market has changed a lot over the years, but more so with a move to less textured implant surfaces or even using implants that have no texture at all. Implant texturisation has been around for over 40 years with different degrees of texturing by different manufacturers. Having…
It can be useful or necessary to do an En-Bloc Capsulectomy or Total Capsulectomy if you remove silicone breast implants. This should be determined by your Specialist as it will alter the breast more than a simple exchange and is more complicated, but may be specifically indicated.