Fish Oil for Breast Implant Complications? Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

One of the most common complications in cosmetic breast surgery is capsular contracture. In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," discusses a new experiment designed to see if omega-3 fatty acids can prevent or reduce capsular contracture.

Read the March 2020 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, "The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Capsular Tissue around the Breast Implants" by Lombardo, Tamburino, Magano, Fagone, Mammana, Cavalli, Basile, Salvatorelli, Catalano, Magro, and Nicoletti.

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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; breast surgery; breast implants; omega-3; fatty acids; capsular contracture; capsular tissue; cosmetic breast surgery; collagen; silicone implant surgery; breast reconstruction surgery; experimental; genes; fish oil;