Local complications after cosmetic breast implant surgery in Finland

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-419

  Kulmala, Ilona ^a   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^b,c   Pakkanen, Matti ^d   Lassila, Kai ^d   Hölmich, Lisbet R ^e,f   Lipworth, Loren ^b,c   Boice Jr , John D ^b,c   Raitanen, Jani ^a   Luoto, Riitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Siluetti Hospital   (Finland)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^f GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capsular contracture; Local complications; Silicone breast implants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK; SILICONES;

EID: 7044229885     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000131275.62449.c8     Document Type: Article

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