In vitro measurement of silicone bleed from breast implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 756-764

  Yu, Leonard T ^b   Latorre, Guy ^b   Marotta, James ^b   Batich, Christopher ^b   Hardt, N Sisson ^b  

^a Plastic Surgery Center of Maui   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; SILICONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CALCULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029874518     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604000-00011     Document Type: Article

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