Capsular contracture following augmentation mammaplasty: Etiology and pathogenesis

Breast Augmentation: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 525-540

  McCurdy Jr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84868156795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78948-2_60     Document Type: Chapter

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