The fibrous capsule around mammary implants: An investigation.

Physiopathology of the contracture of the fibrous wall around breast implants is reviewed. In the fine structure of the capsule, the authors have found collagen fibers in fibroblast cytoplasm, a developed Golgi complex, and rough endoplasmic reticulum, which has been unrelated so far. Some fibroblasts resemble those described by Gabbiani et al., but it cannot be concluded that the contracture depends on these fibroblasts. All findings available are discussed, and therapeutic measures based on these findings are proposed.