Medical Dictionary

capsular contracture

noun

Medical Definition of CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE

:  contracture involving a capsule or capsule-shaped structure; specifically :  shrinking and tightening of the mass of scar tissue around a breast implant that occurs especially with some silicone implants and may result in pain and in unnatural firmness and distortion of the breast

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