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Use of spongy hydron in plastic surgery

✍ Scribed by Kliment, K. ;Štol, M. ;Fahoun, K. ;Stockar, B.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1968
Tongue
English
Weight
480 KB
Volume
2
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9304

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✦ Synopsis

A hydrophilic plastic material (USA trademark Hydron), developed by Wichterle and Lim, was used as a sponge for augmentation of breasts in the clinic for plastic surgery. The preparation of the prosthesis and the operational procedures are desrribed.

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