Breast augmentation today: Saline versus silicone - What are the facts?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 669-672

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a,b   Reece, Edward M ^a  

^a HD1544 ^*

^b University Hospital St Paul Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SILASTIC;

BREAST AUGMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVICE APPROVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 40749120267     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000298115.96337.72     Document Type: Editorial

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