Clinical Study

Comparison of the Explantation Rate of Poly Implant Prothèse, Allergan, and Pérouse Silicone Breast Implants within the First Four Years after Reconstructive Surgery before the Poly Implant Prothèse Alert by the French Regulatory Authority

Table 1

Reasons for breast implant removal.

ComplicationsPIP (81)Allergan/Pérouse (77)OR95% CI

Infection18 (22.2)8 (10.4)2.45[0.9; 6.9]0.054
Exposure5 (6.2)5 (6.5)1.05[0.2; 4.7]1
Rupture4 (4.9)0 (0)[0.63; —]0.12
Capsular contracture11 (13.6)17 (22.1)0.59[0.2; 1.5]0.3
Aesthetic reoperation35 (43.2)37 (48.1)1.05[0.5; 2.1]1
Migration2 (2.5)6 (7.8)0.3[0.03; 1.8]0.16
Cancer recurrence2 (2.5)1 (1.3)1.9[0.1; 114.9]1
Others4 (4.9)3 (3.9)1.2[0.2; 9.03]1
Number (%)81 (100)77 (100)0.97[0.7; 1.4]0.93

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.