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Breast Prosthesis, Internal
Known as:
Internal Breast Prosthesis
, Internal Breast Prostheses
, Prostheses, Internal Breast
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Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled…
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Broader (2)
Implants
Prosthesis
Mammaplasty
Mammary Prostheses, unspecified whether internal or external
Microbiological
SIZER, MAMMARY, BREAST IMPLANT VOLUME
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PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE
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1999
1999
The Postoperative Shape of Round and Teardrop Saline-filled Breast Implants
R. S. Hamas
1999
Corpus ID: 71556554
Abstract Background: Teardrop saline-filled breast implants have been portrayed as having a more natural shape and appearance…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Breast implants and cancer risk in Denmark
S. Friis
,
J. Mclaughlin
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+5 authors
J. Olsen
International Journal of Cancer
1997
Corpus ID: 25294747
Although millions of women worldwide have received breast implants for cosmetic or medical reasons, possible late effects (in…
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Health risks of failed silicone gel breast implants: a 30-year clinical experience.
M. J. Duffy
,
J. Woods
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1994
Corpus ID: 44492972
The purpose of this paper is an assessment of clinically evident systemic health problems associated with failed silicone gel…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Silicone Gel Breast Implants
Y. Coble
,
E. Estes
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+12 authors
Donald R. Bennett
1993
Corpus ID: 78147822
AT THE 1991 Annual Meeting, Resolution 259 was referred by the Board of Trustees to the Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) for a…
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Review
1992
Review
1992
Silicone breast implants and immune disease.
Alan R. Shons
,
Warren Schubert
Annals of Plastic Surgery
1992
Corpus ID: 1453001
Silicone was originally regarded as inert in the human body. Silicone medical devices have been associated with various…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Analysis of the Soft‐Tissue Response to Components Used in the Manufacture of Breast Implants: Rat Animal Model
George J. Picha
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J. Goldstein
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1991
Corpus ID: 28211502
The implant-tissue response to the silicone gel mammary prosthesis requires a more thorough evaluation in light of recent…
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Review
1989
Review
1989
Infections in breast implants.
A. Freedman
,
I. Jackson
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
1989
Corpus ID: 23373661
Infection following breast implants is an uncommon event. This is somewhat surprising, since the human breast is not a sterile…
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A Histological Comparison of Contracted and Non‐Contracted Capsules Around Silicone Breast Implants
R. Gayou
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1979
Corpus ID: 37137753
A single blind comparison of capsular tissue obtained from both breasts from 7 patients in whom unilateral contracture had…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
ELECTRON AND LIGHT MICROSCOPY EXAMINATION OF CAPSULES AROUND BREAST IMPLANTS
H. Wagner
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F. Beller
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M. Pfautsch
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1977
Corpus ID: 23755921
An investigation, by scanning electron microscopy of the capsules formed around silicone breast implants revealed that they…
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Review
1961
Review
1961
Survey of breast implants from the point of view of carcinogenesis.
H. I. Harris
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the…
1961
Corpus ID: 9747129
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