Ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of breast capsular contracture with triamcinolone acetonide in patients with augmented and reconstructed breast

Purpose: Evaluate the effectiveness and the tolerability of ultrasound guided injection of Triamcinolone acetonide in the capsule of contracted breast implants (Baker III- IV) in reconstructed and augmented patients. Methods and materials: 20 patients (24 implants) with marked symptoms and established grade III/IV capsular contracture were assessed: 16 breast reconstructions and 4 bilateral augmentations (8 implants). They underwent an ultrasound guided injection of 1cc of Triamcinolone acetonide (Kenacort® 40mg/ml Bristol-Myers Squibb) diluted in 10ml of saline solution. Ultrasound evaluation of capsular thickn…