The correction of capsular contracture by conversion to "dual-plane" positioning: Technique and outcomes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 456-466

  Spear, Scott L ^a   Carter, Mary Ella ^b   Ganz, Jason C ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CONTRACTION;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041629549     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000070987.15303.1A     Document Type: Article

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