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IMPLANTE MAMARIO GEL SILICONA [2 records]

Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Scar tissue which forms around the breast implant.

OBS

Sometimes this capsule squeezes the implant, resulting in capsular contracture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Tissu cicatriciel se formant autour de l'implant mammaire, risquant d'écraser l'implant et de causer la contraction de la capsule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Tejido cicatricial alrededor del implante.

CONT

Si el implante de gel blando se rompe, la silicona sale de la prótesis hacia el interior de la cápsula [...] que el organismo forma alrededor del implante, y allí se mantiene; en algunos casos el gel se difunde a través de esta estructura hacia el tejido mamario y los ganglios linfáticos de la axila.

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Record 2 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
DEF

A sac (implant shell) of silicone rubber (elastomer) filled with silicone gel.

Key term(s)
  • silicone gel filled breast prosthesis
  • silicone gel filled breast implant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
DEF

Poche (enveloppe de l'implant) de caoutchouc de silicone (élastomère) remplie de gel de silicone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prótesis
DEF

Prótesis de los senos cuyo volumen está formado de silicona en estado semisólido.

CONT

Implantes de gel de silicona [...] poseen diversos volúmenes, formas y tipos de cubierta (texturizados o lisos), y su contenido, un polímero altamente purificado del dimetilsiloxano, la silicona, es inocuo en el organismo.

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