"Out points" criteria for breast implant removal without replacement and criteria to minimize reoperations following breast augmentation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1258-1262

  Tebbetts, John B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST IMPLANTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 14944340678     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000136802.91357.CF     Document Type: Review

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