Synmastia after breast augmentation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Spear, Scott L ^a   Bogue, David P ^a   Thomassen, John M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNMASTIA; THORAX WALL;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION;

EID: 33751013310     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000246107.70668.97     Document Type: Review

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