PMID: 11910219Mar 23, 2002Paper

Shur-clens: an agent to remove silicone gel after breast implant rupture

Annals of Plastic Surgery
George J BitarG T Rodeheaver

Abstract

Removal of silicone gel from surrounding tissues after implant rupture is difficult. Local inflammation, infection, and silicone granulomas warrant thorough removal of the silicone gel. Shur-Clens (20% solution of the surfactant poloxamer 188), povidone-iodine, and saline are agents that are used to aid in the removal of silicone gel from tissue. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of silicone gel removal by these three agents in vitro. Shur-Clens, povidone-iodine, and saline were compared as solvents for silicone gel. Four weight increments of silicone gel (0.02 g, 0.04 g, 0.06 g, and 0.08 g) were placed on glass slides. These slides were placed in separate beakers containing 40 ml test solution. The slides were soaked for 1 minute with gentle agitation. The slides were removed, rinsed gently with de-ionized water, and placed in a vacuum desiccator to dry. The slides were weighed to determine the amount of silicone removed after soaking in the solution. Analysis of variance was used to determine the significance between the three solvents. The percentages of silicone gel removed for the four weight increments (0.02 g, 0.04 g, 0.06 g, and 0.08 g) in saline were 5.6%, 2.9%, 2.1%, and 5.8%, respectively. In povi...Continue Reading

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