Correction of capsular contracture by insertion of a breast prosthesis anterior to the original capsule and preservation of the contracted capsule: Technique and outcomes

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1056-1060

  Xue, Hongyu ^a   Lee, Siew Yi ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Department of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Augmentation mammaplasty; Capsular contracture; Minimally invasive method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857626861     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-011-9733-9     Document Type: Review

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