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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Volume 18, 1984 - Issue 3
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Five Years Experience of Breast Augmentation Using Silicone Gel Prostheses with Emphasis on Capsule Shrinkage

B. Brandt Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Diakonissestiftelsens Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
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V. Breiting Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Diakonissestiftelsens Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
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L. Christensen Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Diakonissestiftelsens Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
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M. Nielsen Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Diakonissestiftelsens Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
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J. L. Thomsen Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Diakonissestiftelsens Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pathology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 311-316 | Received 05 Jul 1984, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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