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. 2018 Oct 24;5(1):73-77.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2018.08.005. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Cutaneous complications associated with breast augmentation: A review

S Chopra  1 , D Marucci  2
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Cutaneous complications associated with breast augmentation: A review

S Chopra et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

Abstract

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular and safe cosmetic procedures performed by plastic surgeons worldwide. Although breast implants are available in a number of different materials, silicone-filled implants remain the most common type. However, prior to the development of breast implants, various materials were injected into the soft tissues of the breasts to increase breast volume, which caused cutaneous complications and disfigurement. This review details the history of breast augmentation, the current methods used in augmentation surgery, and associated cutaneous complications.

Keywords: Plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery.

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Figures

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Early warming chamber for liquefaction of paraffin before injection (Kolle, 1911)
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Extensive cutaneous complications after silicone injections to the breasts
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Extensive Mondor disease of the left thoracoabdominal wall (Khan, 2009)
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Proposed striae classification by Basile et al. (2012)
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