Histological analysis of capsule formation around silicone implants and comparison with titanium-coated silicone implants in rats

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Bergmann, Philipp Alexander ^a,b   Lange, Thomas ^a   Siemers, Frank ^a   Machens, Hans Günther ^b   Lohmeyer, Jörn Andreas ^b   Namdar, Thomas ^a   Stollwerck, Peter Leonhard ^a   Zimmermann, Stefan ^a   Mailänder, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Biocompatibility; Breast implants; Capsular contracture; Silicone; Titanium

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPSULE TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; METAPLASIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TISSUES;

EID: 84858701253     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-011-0579-9     Document Type: Article

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