Three patients are described in whom autoimmune connective tissue disease developed within 2% years after cosmetic mammary augmentation with silicone gel-filled, elastomer envelope-type prostheses. Comparison is made with previously reported cases concerning the complications after paraffin and proc
Connective tissue disease after augmentation mammoplasty
โ Scribed by K. M. Fock; P. H. Feng
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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