| detection of subclinical infection in significant breast implant capsules. | the pathogenesis of fibrous capsular contracture after augmentation mammaplasty is still debated. one hypothesis implicates low-grade bacterial infections as a cause. the presence of a staphylococcal biofilm in a patient with recurrent capsular contracture was previously reported. a comparative, prospective, blinded, clinical study of implants and capsules removed from patients with or without significant capsular contracture was conducted to investigate the association of biofilm contamination, ... | 2003 | 12655204 |