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The author reviews his personal experience using additive mastoplastics with the hydrogel prosthesis produced in France by Arion. The enumeration of cases covers 143 patients (285 prothesis) with 36 months of follow-up evaluation. The positive aspects of this filling (especially the radiotransparency) and its complications are considered, with special attention paid to the wrinkling effect that may be caused by some physical instability of the hydrogel. The well-known controversy of 1992 concerning silicon mammary prostheses encouraged scientists to seek alternative solutions in the field of prosthetic extenders. This effort sometimes produced negative solutions such as the soya oil prosthesis, but at the same time provided materials with excellent physical–chemical qualities, with subsequent positive effects from a clinical point of view. This work is dedicated to one of these products, the Arion hydrogel. After 6-years of utilization with a 36-month follow-up period, 285 prosthesis have been fitted for 143 patients.
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Gatti, A. Critical Review of Additive Mastoplastic with Arion Hydrogel Prosthesis. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 28, 54–56 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-003-2130-2
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