Breast and chest asymmetries: Classification and relative distribution of common asymmetries in patients requesting augmentation mammoplasty

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 375-385

  Khan, Umar Daraz ^a  

^a Re shape House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast asymmetries; Breast classification; Chest asymmetries; Hemithoracic disjunction; Muscle splitting biplane

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST UNEQUALITY; CHEST ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NIPPLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PIGEON THORAX; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 80755136687     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-010-0542-1     Document Type: Article

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