Effect of povidone iodine on silicone gel breast implants in vitro: implications for clinical practice
| Autor: | Zambacos Gj, Robert J. Morris, Dai Nguyen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Contracture Prosthesis-Related Infections medicine.medical_treatment Breast Implants chemistry.chemical_element In Vitro Techniques Iodine Prosthesis law.invention Silicone Gels chemistry.chemical_compound Silicone law Ultimate tensile strength medicine Staphylococcus epidermidis Humans Therapeutic Irrigation Saline Povidone-Iodine business.industry Staphylococcal Infections Surgery chemistry Breast implant Anti-Infective Agents Local Implant business |
| Zdroj: | Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 114(3) |
| ISSN: | 1529-4242 |
| Popis: | Irrigation of breast implants and breast implant pockets with various solutions, including povidone iodine, has been a common practice among plastic surgeons for many years. Recent reports of potential weakening of silicone tubing have led the Food and Drug Administration to pronounce any contact of povidone iodine with breast implants a contraindication. An in vitro experimental study was undertaken to assess the effect of povidone iodine on the physical properties of silicone breast implant shells. Identical specimens were obtained from the shells of silicone breast implants according to published standards. The specimens were randomly assigned to eight groups of five and incubated in various solutions of decreasing concentration of povidone iodine (10% to 0.01%), and a control group (0.9% saline) was used. The containers were stored in a warming cabinet at 37 degrees C for 4 weeks. Testing of the specimens for tensile strength following 4 weeks of incubation showed no significant difference among any of the groups, including the control group. In addition, no correlation was shown between the concentration of the solution used and the tensile strength of the specimens. |
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