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However, anatomically shaped implants are form-stable devices, providing firmness and rigidity, and can cause malrotation, requiring revision surgery. Ergonomic round silicone gel implants began to gain popularity due to the capacity to adapt to gravity and the patient\u2019s position, providing a natural, \u201canatomical\u201d appearance in an upright position. The objective of this study was to describe our two-year experience with Motiva Ergonomix Round Silksurface\u2122 implants and to evaluate their safety and efficacy for immediate and delayed breast reconstruction procedures. Materials and Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted on a population of patients undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer and immediate or delayed reconstruction with Motiva Ergonomix Round Silksurface\u2122 implants. We enrolled 61 patients from December 2023 to December 2025: a total of 87 ergonomic prostheses were implanted. Results: The average implant volume was 269 \u00b1 105 (105\u2013510) cc. One surgical infection occurred (1.1%); three persistent seromas (3.4%); and two cases of rippling (2.3%). Only one CTCAE G3 complication was recorded, a grade IV Baker capsular contraction (1.1%). The BREAST-Q results after surgery showed a high rate of patient satisfaction. Conclusions: Ergonomic round implants with a nano-textured surface were developed to give a natural breast appearance following mastectomy, as well as to prevent rotation, one of the complications that can affect anatomical implants. Our data have demonstrated low complication rates and high patient satisfaction. These results encourage us to expand our experience with these ergonomic, round, nano-textured implants and seriously consider them as an increasingly important device in breast reconstruction after mastectomy to be placed alongside more well-known anatomical implants.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62061064","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,1]],"date-time":"2026-06-01T08:09:16Z","timestamp":1780301356000},"page":"1064","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Ergonomic Implants: A Single Centre Experience in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2804-2814","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniele","family":"Fusario","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Breast Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, 06034 Foligno, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sofia","family":"Alessandrini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Breast Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, 06034 Foligno, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gianfranco","family":"Lolli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Breast Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, 06034 Foligno, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"65","DOI":"10.1016\/j.breast.2020.02.003","article-title":"The requirements of a specialist breast centre","volume":"51","author":"Biganzoli","year":"2020","journal-title":"Breast"},{"key":"ref_2","unstructured":"Publications Office of the European Union (2006). 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