Polyacrylamide hydrogel injection for augmentation mammaplasty: Loss of ability for breastfeeding

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Wang, Zhen Xiang ^a   Luo, Dong Lin ^b   Dai, Xia ^a   Yu, Pan ^a   Tao, Ling ^a   Li, Shi Rong ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

augmentation mammaplasty; breastfeeding; complications; polyacrylamide hydrogel

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CYST; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEL; HUMAN; MASTITIS; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; BREAST CYST; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863990018     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318225931c     Document Type: Article

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