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. 2012 May;39(3):267-9.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2012.39.3.267. Epub 2012 May 10.

Long-term Complications from Breast Augmentation by Injected Polyacrylamide Hydrogel

Eon Rok Do  1 , Jeong Su Shim
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Long-term Complications from Breast Augmentation by Injected Polyacrylamide Hydrogel

Eon Rok Do et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2012 May.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Axial magnetic resonance images show polyacrylamide hydrogel as a low signal on T1 weighted images (A) and as a high signal on T2 weighted images (B) in the retroglandular spaces of the breasts. The images show nodular lesions in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast and intermammary area.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Preoperative view of polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG)-induced lumps in the upper, outer quadrant of the right breast and intermammary area. (B) The injected PAAG shows a yellow, granular, jelly-like appearance.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
(A) Microscopic findings show atypical dark violet material (H&E, ×40) and (B) a homogenously built polymer gel pool (H&E, ×200).
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