Breast implant complication review: Double capsules and late seromas

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-66

  Hall Findlay, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a Private Practice   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS; REOPERATION; SEROMA;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; SEROMA;

EID: 78651328546     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fad34d     Document Type: Article

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