Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Augmentation
mammoplasty (breast enlargement with implant).
(1) Bleeding around implant.
(2) Sensory changes or loss of nipple
sensitivity.
(3) Failure,
deflation, or leaking of implant requiring replacement.
(4) Worsening or unsatisfactory appearance
including asymmetry (unequal size or shape).
(5) Problems with or the inability to
breastfeed.
(6) Capsular
contracture (hardening of breast).
(b) Bilateral breast reduction.
(1) Skin flap or fat necrosis (injury or
death of skin and fat).
(2) Loss of
nipple or areola.
(3) Sensory
changes or loss of nipple sensitivity.
(4) Problems with or the inability to
breastfeed.
(5) Worsening or
unsatisfactory appearance including asymmetry (unequal size or shape or not
desired size).
(c)
Rhinoplasty or nasal reconstruction with or without septoplasty (repairing the
middle wall of the nose).
(1) Development of
new problems, such as perforation of the nasal septum (hole in wall between the
right and left halves of the nose) or breathing difficulty.
(2) Spinal fluid leak.
(3) Worsening or unsatisfactory
appearance.
(d)
Reconstruction and/or plastic surgery operations of the face and neck.
(1) Impairment of regional organs, such as
eye or lip function.
(2) Recurrence
of the original condition.
(3)
Worsening or unsatisfactory appearance.
(e) Liposuction (removal of fat by suction).
(1) Shock.
(2) Pulmonary fat embolism (fat escaping with
possible damage to vital organs).
(3) Damage to skin with possible skin
loss.
(4) Loose skin.
(5) Worsening or unsatisfactory
appearance.
(f) Breast
reconstruction with other flaps and/or implants.
(1) Bleeding around implant.
(2) Sensory changes or loss of nipple
sensitivity.
(3) Failure,
deflation, or leaking of implant requiring replacement.
(4) Damage to internal organs.
(5) Worsening or unsatisfactory appearance
including asymmetry (unequal size or shape).
(g) Nipple Areolar Reconstruction.
(1) Loss of graft.
(2) Unsatisfactory appearance.
(h) Panniculecotomy (removal of
skin and fat).
(1) Persistent swelling in the
legs.
(2) Nerve damage.
(3) Worsening or unsatisfactory
appearance.
(i)
Tendonitis, tendon release, and trigger releases.
(1) Recurrence of symptoms.
(2) Damage to blood vessels, nerves, tendons,
or muscles.
(3) Worsening
function.
(j) Breast
reconstruction with flaps.
(1) Damage to
blood vessels, nerves, or muscles.
(2) Loss of flap possibly requiring
additional surgery.
(3) Damage to
internal organs.
(4) Increased risk
of abdominal wall complications with pregnancy.
(5) Abdominal hernias with abdominal
flaps.
(6) Chronic abdominal pain
with abdominal flaps.
(7) Worsening
or unsatisfactory appearance including asymmetry (unequal size or
shape).
(k) Flap or
graft surgery.
(1) Damage to blood vessels,
nerves, or muscles.
(2) Deep vein
thrombosis (blood clot in legs or arms).
(3) Loss of flap possibly requiring
additional surgery.
(4) Worsening
or unsatisfactory appearance.
(l) Tendons, nerves, or blood vessel repair.
(1) Damage to nerves.
(2) Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in legs
or arms).
(3) Rupture of
repair.
(4) Worsening of
function.
(m)
Reconstructive and/or plastic surgical procedures of the eye and eye region,
such as blepharoplasty, tumor, fracture, lacrimal surgery, foreign body,
abscess, or trauma. See §
602.6(d) of this
chapter (relating to Eye Treatments and Procedures).
