Early experience with an anatomical soft cohesive silicone gel prosthesis in cosmetic and reconstructive breast implant surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 536-542

  Fruhstorfer, Birgit H ^a   Hodgson, Elaine L B ^a   Malata, Charles M ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomic implants; Breast augmentation; Breast reconstruction; Soft cohesive silicone gel

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SILICONE GELS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 9444231716     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000134508.43550.6f     Document Type: Article

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