On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental Impacts
The employment of breast silicone implants, both in aesthetic and reconstructive medicine, is widespread thanks to their recognized biocompatibility and durability. Some critical situations, for example, in the case of accidental impacts, may induce concerns by potential patients about their use. Dy...
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| author | Gerardus Janszen Michela Arnoldi Valeriano Vinci Marco Klinger Luca Di Landro |
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| description | The employment of breast silicone implants, both in aesthetic and reconstructive medicine, is widespread thanks to their recognized biocompatibility and durability. Some critical situations, for example, in the case of accidental impacts, may induce concerns by potential patients about their use. Dynamic tests reproducing frontal impacts at speeds up to 90 km/h, with anthropomorphic dummies carrying 330 cc prostheses and wearing safety belts, were conducted. Tests showed a significant probability of internal gel loss following implant damage at the highest speed. Moreover, considering that prostheses may remain implanted for many years, the effects of accelerated aging at 37 °C, 60 °C, 75 °C and 90 °C in physiological solution were also investigated. Tensile tests of the shell material and compressive tests of the full prosthesis showed evidence of variation in the prostheses’ mechanical characteristics after aging, which affects their stiffness, deformability and strength. These results stress the importance of medical investigations for possible damages of the implanted prostheses in the case of an accident. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fa188ff824641c283314f91488174bb2023-11-18T17:00:07ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442023-07-011613480710.3390/ma16134807On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental ImpactsGerardus Janszen0Michela Arnoldi1Valeriano Vinci2Marco Klinger3Luca Di Landro4Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Milan, ItalyIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, ItalyThe employment of breast silicone implants, both in aesthetic and reconstructive medicine, is widespread thanks to their recognized biocompatibility and durability. Some critical situations, for example, in the case of accidental impacts, may induce concerns by potential patients about their use. Dynamic tests reproducing frontal impacts at speeds up to 90 km/h, with anthropomorphic dummies carrying 330 cc prostheses and wearing safety belts, were conducted. Tests showed a significant probability of internal gel loss following implant damage at the highest speed. Moreover, considering that prostheses may remain implanted for many years, the effects of accelerated aging at 37 °C, 60 °C, 75 °C and 90 °C in physiological solution were also investigated. Tensile tests of the shell material and compressive tests of the full prosthesis showed evidence of variation in the prostheses’ mechanical characteristics after aging, which affects their stiffness, deformability and strength. These results stress the importance of medical investigations for possible damages of the implanted prostheses in the case of an accident.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/13/4807breast implantssilicone prosthesis agingaccidental impactsimpact/crash testcompression tests |
| spellingShingle | Gerardus Janszen Michela Arnoldi Valeriano Vinci Marco Klinger Luca Di Landro On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental Impacts Materials breast implants silicone prosthesis aging accidental impacts impact/crash test compression tests |
| title | On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental Impacts |
| title_full | On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental Impacts |
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| title_short | On the Safety of Implanted Breast Prostheses in Accidental Impacts |
| title_sort | on the safety of implanted breast prostheses in accidental impacts |
| topic | breast implants silicone prosthesis aging accidental impacts impact/crash test compression tests |
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