{"id":25786,"date":"2017-06-14T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valverdeyarpino.es\/ultrasound-for-the-treatment-of-capsular-contracture\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:21:54","slug":"ultrasound-for-the-treatment-of-capsular-contracture-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valverdeyarpino.es\/en\/ultrasound-for-the-treatment-of-capsular-contracture-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultrasound for the treatment of capsular contracture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Capsuloblast technology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Capsuloblast gives an answer to patients who are looking for the best available prevention in the field of plastic surgery, to avoid capsular contracture and also for patients who look for non-surgical treatment of an established capsular contracture.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Capsular contracture prevention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Capsuloblast is a system which is patented, registered, regulated and fabricated by Inter-medic who through the use of ultrasounds exercise a physical and mechanical effect against the formation of the capsule which surrounds the breast implant. Capsuloblast is a generator of ultrasounds which emits in the highest range of frequency.

It is designed for the prophylaxis of the capsular contracture and has 8 transducers which are placed on the chest and allow penetration of the ultrasound waves to the deepest layers.

This provokes a triple mechanical, thermic and biochemical effect which contributes to the softening of the tissue, reduces the inflammation and relaxes the muscle due to the application of deep heat through the ultrasounds.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Non-surgical treatment of capsular contracture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Different studies have demonstrated that Capsuloblast is capable of substantially and progressively improving the occurring problems of a capsular contracture.

The emission of ultrasounds reach the tissue that surrounds the implant improving the oxygenation of them and presents fibrinolytic effects, which make the hardened capsule soften.

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Frequent questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All breast surgeries, that imply the use of breast implants, generate a capsule around the implant. The capsule is the \u201cinternal scar\u201d that the body creates to \u201cisolate\u201d the implant. The capsule is always produced, it is unavoidable. This is a good thing. And it is always like this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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What we see upon operating on a patient who has been a carrier of a breast prosthesis for months or years is always the same. The implant is found with a cover of chalky characteristics.
\nThere are capsules that are very thin, others not so much. There are even some which are very thick which is also completely normal.
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fill with a calcium component, which makes them uglier, harder and even as if they have \u201clumps stuck to them\u201d. It is a capsule that can be clearly seen, which is not normal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The capsular contracture is what patients describe as: \u201cThis breast is harder than the other\u201d. Or even; \u201cThis breast is higher than the other and is harder\u201d. And also. \u201cMy chest has started to hurt when I lie down\u201d.
\nThe capsular contracture is the hardening of the breast, which is actually the hardening of the capsule that surrounds the implant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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All prosthesis encapsulate. But not all contracture. The reality is, although it is not technically correct, that they are considered exactly the same.
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Correct. Just like many things in life, there are different grades. There are capsular contractures that are very, very mild and others that are very severe. So that the patients have an idea, we are going to divide them into three types. The mild, moderate and severe.
\nThe mild one is usually described by the patients as: \u201cDoctor, in the left breast (for example), I am starting to notice that it is a bit harder than the right. It is not a lot, but I notice one side harder than the other. It doesn\u2019t hurt or bother me. Is this normal doctor?\u201d
\nThe moderate is usually described by patients as: \u201cDoctor, I notice that my left breast (for example) is harder than before. I would even say that although the right one is soft and moves well, the left one is much harder. It also gives me a sensation as if it is moving upwards.
\nFrom above I can see that the breast is harder and higher than the other. It does not hurt, but it does not look good with a bra or when wearing blouses\u201d.
\nThis is an established capsular contracture. The affected breast is not only harder than the other, but also, this contracture is making the implant move upwards and causing discomfort to the patient, not only because of the hardness, but also because it has cosmetic implications.
\nThe severe is usually described by the patients like this: \u201cDoctor, I notice my breast much harder than normal. It\u2019s very high. Too high. And also, what worries me the most, is that now it also hurts. It doesn\u2019t just hurt when I lie face down. But also hurts when I receive a hug. It even hurts when I\u2019m watching the television\u201d. This is now a severe capsular contracture.
\nThe severity is not only diagnosed by the more than evident cosmetic consequences, but also because it affects the normal life of the patient. They feel pain. A pain that although it improves with Ibuprofen or Nolotil, is always there. It never disappears completely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The truth is it cannot. The capsular contracture is something that for now, is always there. What we surgeons have achieved is to reduce it through the measures that we have available to us.
\nFor example. We know that if we insert an implant through the areola, there is more capsular contracture. We know that if we insert the implant on top of the muscle, this also happens. There is also more if the surgeon uses gloves with talc.
\nAnd also if the surgeon manipulates the implant with gloves that have not been freshly put on. Smooth prosthesis also enhance the contracture. Not washing the area that we have made for the implant with betadine and\/or antibiotics also causes it. Performing sports very soon after the surgery can cause it too.<\/p>\n

And even if everything is done well and perfectly, the capsular contracture is there \u201clurking\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Classically, the capsular contracture has been treat above all, with what is known as closed capsulotomy. What we used to do was break the capsule using force. The surgeon held the breast and pressed until he heard and felt in his hands a \u201ccrack\u201d. This is now completely counter indicated. Primarily because although the effect is immediate and clear, after a short while we find ourselves in the same situation. The capsule starts to \u201cheal\u201d and the breast continues to be contracted. And secondly because it has been related to broken implants.
\nMedicines for the treatment of asthma have also been used, which seems strange that asthma medicine be used to improve a contracture. And although there are surgeons who say they see improvement, there is no clear evidence of it. Additionally, although there have been some generations of medicine that reduced it, the reality is that they can be harmful to the liver. A clinic where I worked when I finished my residency used it and I can honestly say that I didn\u2019t see any improvement.
\nIf the capsular contracture is mild or moderate, the best thing to do is to leave the patient to evolve. Meaning, do not touch. Always explaining to the patient the situation, what is the evolution and the options they have.
\nOn one hand, if the contracture establishes itself and does not advance, we may not need to operate. If the contracture evolves to severe, surgery with a change of implants and complete capsulotomy is the most common treatment.
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Is there anything that can improve the contracture and avoid entering the operating theatre?
\nYes there is. And this is precisely what we offer. Many of these patients, not all, can benefit from the treatment of the capsular contracture through ultrasounds.
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We can avoid surgery over a short, medium or long time span. And the treatment can be repeated as many times as needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Capsuloblast has been seen as efficient prophylactic treatment for all patients who have breast implants. They do not have a capsular contracture but they want to do their best to avoid one. Lymphatic drains clearly do not work. They are a waste of time and can even favour the capsular contracture with certain types of implants due to its \u201ctexture\u201d.
\nIt is also indicated for those patients with capsular contractures that are mild or moderate as it can be capable of improving a grade in such a way that we can avoid surgery for many of them.
\nIn the patients of the severe grade, although there are studies that say that they can also be improved, we need to be honest and more realistic. It can be improved but not cured. There are patients that respond well and say they have less pain.
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Protocol of sessions for both prophylaxis and for treatment of established encapsulation.
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\n1st session. Two weeks after the surgery
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The protocol that we have established is three sessions a week for a month.
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