Models for Implant-Induced Capsular Contracture Post Breast Cancer Surgery
Cheryl Dyck, Kathryn V Isaac, Leah Edelstein-Keshet · 2023
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Cheryl Dyck, Kathryn Isaac, and Leah Edelstein-Keshet present a 2023 paper modeling capsular contracture, the painful tightening of scar tissue around breast implants. The complication can deform the breast after cancer reconstruction or cosmetic surgery. Inflammation from surgical trauma or contamination is suspected of driving it, but the chain of events was untested.
Their math model couples four players: immune cells that arrive at the site, resident fibroblasts, the contractile cells those fibroblasts can turn into, and the collagen they lay down. Simulations show the cell response plus immune recruitment can indeed produce the thick, abnormal scarring seen in patients. The model also suggests which patterns lead to milder outcomes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cheryl Dyck, Kathryn V Isaac, Leah Edelstein-Keshet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |