30 Women Have Had Breasts Restored with BellaSeno’s Resorbable Scaffolds

• BellaSeno has pioneered resorbable breast implant scaffolds using 3D printing and polycaprolactone. The scaffolds can be printed in a specific structure and then reabsorb into the body. That way, the...

BellaSeno has pioneered resorbable breast implant scaffolds using 3D printing and polycaprolactone. The scaffolds can be printed in a specific structure and then reabsorb into the body. That way, the patient doesn’t need an implant, and the polycaprolactone breaks down completely. The scaffold stays intact long enough for the body to seed it with its cells. The company says that the “scaffolds are inserted into the breast and seeded with the patient’s own fat, acting as a protective framework for tissue growth, gradually regenerating breast volume and shape over one to two years.” So for someone who lost a breast due to a mastectomy, for example, the resulting breast will feel and wear much more naturally. The company reported good initial results from a clinical trial and later said that