Microthane® clinical articles

  • Salgarello M, Barbera M, Visconti G, Scardina L, Franceschini G, Di Leone A, Barone Adesi L, Lentini N, Pastorino R., Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: Early and Long-term Complications and Outcomes of Total Coverage ADM and Implants vs Polyurethane-Coated Implants Without Use of Acellular Dermal Matrix. Aesthet Surg J. 2025 Aug 8 https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjaf158
     
  • Salgarello M. et al., The Impact of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy on Immediate Prepectoral Reconstruction with Polyurethane-Coated Implants. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Aug 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-025-05119-w
     
  • Lisa, Andrea et al., Outcomes, indications and predictive factors for complications in postmastectomy prepectoral reconstructions with polyurethane foam-coated implants. The Breast, Volume 83, 104520 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2025.104520
     
  • Salgarello, M., Fabbri, M., Visconti, G. et al. Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Prepectoral Polyurethane-Covered Implant After Conservative Mastectomy in Large and Ptotic Breasts. Aesth Plast Surg (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-025-05070-w
     
  • García-Novoa A, Acea-Nebril B, López-Domínguez C, et al. Local Flaps to Cover Skin Necrosis after Skin-sparing Mastectomy and Prepectoral Reconstruction from PreQ-20 Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024;12(1):e5510. Published 2024 Jan 8. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000005510
     
  • Lembo F, Cecchino LR, Parisi D, Portincasa A. Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Skin-Reducing Mastectomy with Prepectoral Polyuretane (Pu) Implant Covered with an Autologous Dermo-Adipose Flap. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024;48(15):2829-2838. doi:10.1007/s00266-022-03240-8
     
  • Correia-Pinto JM, Andresen C, Barbosa JP, et al. Impact of polyurethane versus acellular dermal matrix coating on prepectoral reconstruction outcomes: Interface does matter. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024;91:15-23. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2024.01.025
     
  • Visconti G, Mendanha M. Versatility of Diagon\Gel 4Two Implants in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery [published correction appears in Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s00266-025-04709-y.]. Aesthetic Plast Surg. Published online December 23, 2024. doi:10.1007/s00266-024-04631-9
     
  • Catanuto G, Virzì D, Latino M, et al. One-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction With Polyurethane-Coated Device: Standardized Assessment of Outcomes. Aesthet Surg J. 2024;44(5):491-498. doi:10.1093/asj/sjad301
     
  • Hamdi M, Kapila AK, Peters E, et al. Polyurethane Implants in Revisional Breast Augmentation: A Prospective 5-Year Study. Aesthet Surg J. 2024;44(6):NP379-NP390. doi:10.1093/asj/sjae047
     
  • Cagli B, Carotti S, Segreto F, et al. Histologic and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Human Breast Capsules Formed around Five Different Expander Surfaces. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;152(3):388e-397e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000010317
     
  • de Vita R, Villanucci A, Buccheri EM, Pozzi M. Extended Clinical Experience With Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Prepectoral Polyurethane Implant Positioning (BRAND4P method). Clin Breast Cancer. 2022;22(5):e623-e628. doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2022.03.005
     
  • Salgarello M, Pagliara D, Barone Adesi L, Visconti G, Wild JB, Matey P. Direct to Implant Breast Reconstruction With Prepectoral Micropolyurethane Foam-Coated Implant: Analysis of Patient Satisfaction. Clin Breast Cancer. 2021;21(4):e454-e461. doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2021.01.015
     
  • Urban C, González E, Fornazari A, et al. Prepectoral Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction without Placement of Acellular Dermal Matrix or Mesh after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022;150(5):973-983. doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000009618
     
  • Loreti A, Siri G, De Carli M, et al. Immediate Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy with polyurethane implants versus textured implants: A retrospective study with focus on capsular contracture. Breast. 2020;54:127-132. doi:10.1016/j.breast.2020.09.009
     
  • Pompei S, Arelli F, Labardi L, Marcasciano F, Evangelidou D, Ferrante G. Polyurethane Implants in 2-Stage Breast Reconstruction: 9-Year Clinical Experience. Aesthet Surg J. 2017;37(2):171-176. doi:10.1093/asj/sjw183
     
  • Pompei S, Evangelidou D, Arelli F, Ferrante G. The Modern Polyurethane-Coated Implant in Breast Augmentation: Long-Term Clinical Experience [published correction appears in Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jul 1;37(7):854. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjw237.]. Aesthet Surg J. 2016;36(10):1124-1129. doi:10.1093/asj/sjw171
     
  • Stan C, Biggs T. The Diagon/Gel Implant: A Preliminary Report of 894 Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017;5(7):e1393. Published 2017 Jul 5. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001393
     
  • Brunnert KE. The micropolyurethane foam-coated Diagon/Gel(®)4Two implant in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery - 3-year results of an ongoing study. GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW. 2015;4:Doc20. Published 2015 Dec 21. doi:10.3205/iprs000079

MESMO® clinical articles

  • Montemurro, P., Pellegatta, I. & Cheema, M. Rotation of Anatomical Implants: A Single Surgeon’s Experience of over 1500 Patients. Aesth Plast Surg (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-025-04897-7
     
  • Paolo Montemurro. Comparison of POLYTECH MESMO and Motiva Ergonomix Breast Implants With Focus on Displacement Issues: A Single Surgeon's Experience with 329 Patients. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 44, Issue 9, September 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjae071
     
  • Montemurro, Paolo MD; Mallucci, Patrick MD; Nava, Maurizio B. PhD, MD; Hedén, Per PhD, MD; Adams, William P. MD; Wagner, Johannes M. MD. Evaluation of Different Breast Implant Shapes in the Same Patient: Is There Really a Difference between Round and Anatomical Implants? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open 11(9):p e5294, September 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005294
     
  • Cagli B, Carotti S, Segreto F, et al. Histologic and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Human Breast Capsules Formed around Five Different Expander Surfaces. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023;152(3):388e-397e. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000010317
     
  • Paolo Montemurro, Giacomo Siri, Luana Clerico. Safety and Performance of POLYTECH Mesmo Breast Implants: A 5-Year Post-market Surveillance Study on 919 Patients. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, Volume 4, 2022, ojac011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/asjof/ojac011
     
  • Paolo Montemurro, MD , Vincent K S Tay, MD, MMed, MCI, FAMS. Transitioning From Conventional Textured to Nanotextured Breast Implants: Our Early Experience and Modifications for Optimal Breast Augmentation Outcomes. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 41, Issue 10, October 2021, Page 1221. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjab258
     
  • M Bradley Calobrace, Michael R Schwartz, Kamakshi R Zeidler, Troy A Pittman, Robert Cohen, W Grant Stevens. Long-Term Safety of Textured and Smooth Breast Implants. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 38–48. DOI: doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjx157