# Is capsulectomy necessary for symptom improvement in patients undergoing implant removal for systemic symptoms?

**Authors:** Patricia McGuire, Caroline Glicksman

PMC · DOI: 10.1080/23320885.2024.2390080 · Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery · 2024-08-21

## TL;DR

This paper discusses whether removing implants without also removing the surrounding capsule can still improve symptoms in some patients.

## Contribution

It presents a case where symptom improvement occurred without capsulectomy, challenging the necessity of this procedure.

## Key findings

- A patient experienced symptom improvement after implant removal without capsulectomy.
- The literature review suggests that capsulectomy may not always be necessary for symptom relief.

## Abstract

A case of symptom improvement after implant removal without capsulectomy is presented with a review of the literature.

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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