A retrospective analysis of 3,000 primary aesthetic breast augmentations: Postoperative complications and associated factors

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 532-539

  Araco, A ^a   Gravante, G ^b,d   Araco, F ^a   Delogu, D ^c   Cervelli, V ^b   Walgenbach, K ^a  

^a Crown House Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast asymmetries; Capsular contractures; Hematomas; Infections; Mammaplasty; Rippling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34548754546     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-007-0162-8     Document Type: Article

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