Becker expander implants: Truly a long term single stage reconstruction?

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1300-1304

  Chew, B K ^a   Yip, C ^a   Malyon, A D ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast hypoplasia; Breast implants; Breast reconstruction; Mastectomy; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECKER EXPANDER; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST HYPOPLASIA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955513666     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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