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Case Reports
. 1992 Aug-Sep;45(6):479-80.
doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(92)90214-i.

Transcutaneous extravasation of silicone following breast augmentation

M W Erdmann  1 , O Asplund, N Bahnasy
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Case Reports

Transcutaneous extravasation of silicone following breast augmentation

M W Erdmann et al. Br J Plast Surg. 1992 Aug-Sep.

Abstract

Transcutaneous leakage of silicone in the absence of sinus formation has not previously been described. We present a case in which silicone extravasation occurred following the rupture of a breast implant inserted 14 years previously.

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