the No-Touch Technique in Saline Breast Aesthetic …

An Easy and Cost-Effective Method to Performthe No-Touch Technique in Saline BreastAugmentationShuhao Zhang, MD; and Nadia P. Blanchet, MDAccepted for publication January 12, 2015; online publish-ahead-of-print June 11, No-Touch Technique of Breast implant insertion is a well-described method to minimize skin contamination, which isthought to be a significant cause of capsular contractureafter implant-based Breast augmentation. Studies have de-tected bacterial growth in 76% to 89% of contracted im-plants,1,2and the presence of biofilms has also been shownto increase the risk of capsular contracture in a original No-Touch Technique was described byMladick in 1993. In the original iteration, several assistantsheld retractors to keep the skin incision open and avoid skincontact while the implant was , we describethe simple modification of a disposable, sterile light-handleglove into a sleeve for insertion of a Saline our experience, a Devon Lite Glove surgical lighthandle glove (Covidien, Masfield, MA) can be easily con-verted into a sleeve by cutting off the closed, narrow end ofthe glove (Figure1).

3. Tamboto H, Vickery K, Deva A. Subclinical (biofilm) infection causes capsular contracture in a porcine model following augmentation mammaplasty.

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