Definition of "capsular" [cap•su•lar]

• Of, relating to, or resembling a capsule. (adjective)

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• "It's called capsular contracture … Women with capsular contracture often end up with disfigured breasts and pain."
• "The greatest concerns being rupture, pain, what is known as capsular contracture -- that's where the capsule around the implant actually contracts, that can be quite painful -- disfigurement and severe infection."
• "The second is the tissue reaction, what's called capsular contraction when the implants actually harden in contact with silicon."