Filling the Tissue Expander After Surgery. About three weeks after surgery, when you’ve had some time to heal, we will begin to fill the tissue expander with more fluid. This procedure is called ...

After implantation, the AeroForm tissue expander uses controlled carbon dioxide inflation operated by patients in preparation for a permanent implant and breast reconstruction. X.

Allergan is recalling BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to the potential risk for breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The move to recall ...

Allergan issued a worldwide recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders that have been linked to a rare cancer. The move came after the US Food and Drug Administration ...

During the next stage of reconstruction, her right-breast tissue expander is removed, ... and a permanent 450-cc round smooth silicone implant is placed. ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Allergan is recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders, citing concerns they could be linked to a rare form of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

Tissue expander implant . A tissue expander is an empty implant that is gradually filled with salt water (saline) over time. The outer shell of the implant is made of silicone. You usually have this ...

In postmastectomy reconstruction, patients who receive radiation therapy to the tissue expander may achieve better aesthetic outcomes, but are significantly more likely to lose the tissue expander ...

Allergan Plc is recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders, the company said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration has said in the past that individuals with breast ...

May 10 — Alford inserted a silicone tissue expander under Thomas' left jaw. Over the following 2 1/2 months, he injected it with saline to stretch the skin, providing more to work with in the ...

Traditionally we use saline filled tissue expanders," said Doyle. ... The CO2 reservoir is inside this silicone shell, she says, and can deliver up to 30 cc’s a day by the patient.