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Review
. 2019 Feb;86(2):111-122.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18017.

Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations

Demetrius M Coombs  1 , Ritwik Grover  1 , Alexandre Prassinos  2 , Raffi Gurunluoglu  3   4
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Review

Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations

Demetrius M Coombs et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Women receive breast implants for both aesthetic and reconstructive reasons. This brief review discusses the evolution of and complications related to breast implants, as well as key considerations with regard to aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast.

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