Figure 1 - Structure of the capsule of an uncoated polypropylene implant after 6 months:

the connective tissue is heterogeneous, with predominance of areas of dense fibrous structure (C) containing few fibrocyte-like cells; up to one-third of the area consists of regions with pronounced infiltration by polymorphonuclear leukocytes, predominantly eosinophils (B); foreign body cells are absent, but epithelioid histiocyte-like cells are present on the inner surface of the capsule