Our strategy in complication management of augmentation mammaplasty with polyacrylamide hydrogel injection in 235 patients  Sheng-Kang Luo, Gunang-Ping Chen, Zhong-Shen Sun, Ning-Xin Cheng  Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery  Volume 64, Issue 6, Pages 731-737 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.004 Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Strategy of clinical diagnosis and management to the complications of PAAG injection for augmentation mammaplasty. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2011 64, 731-737DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.004) Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Anterior views of pre-operation (a) in case 1. There are appearances of excised lesion tissues, from which pearly globules could be extruded (b). Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2011 64, 731-737DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.004) Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Case 2: Anterior views of pre-operation (a), T2-weighted (b) MRI images preoperatively and three months post-operation (c). Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2011 64, 731-737DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.004) Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Anterior views of case 3– preoperative (a) and two years postoperative (c). Copious scattered black punctuate matter was found to distribute on the surface of mammary tissues (b) during operation. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2011 64, 731-737DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2010.10.004) Copyright © 2010 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions