Cohesive silicone gel breast implants in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.

Background: Cohesive silicone gel breast implants are composed of a textured silicone elastomer shell and are filled with cohesive silicone gel. Cohesive gel is formed by increasing the number of cross-links between gel molecules, which results in an implant that has better retention of shape and is less likely to fold or collapse, especially in the upper pole.

Methods: The initial 150 consecutive patients who received cohesive gel breast implants by the senior author (Brown) were included in the study.

Endometriosis in the canal of Nuck: Atypical manifestations in an unusual location.

The canal of Nuck is an embryological remnant of the processus vaginalis and has been described as a site for endometriosis seeding. Endometriosis localized to the canal of Nuck is exceedingly rare with three cases reported. The case of a 31-year-old woman with an endometrioma in the canal of Nuck, made diagnostically challenging by atypical imaging and clinical findings, is described.