Editorial: Breast implantation--the quest for safety and quality

Editorial: Breast implantation--the quest for safety and quality

Outcome is judged by the safety of the surgery and the quality of results in terms of breast shape, size, and consistency and patient satisfaction. Since the introduction of the silicone-gel-filled elastomer-envelope prosthesis in the 1960s,1 implant design and surgical technique have been extensive...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1997-03, Vol.336 (10), p.718
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