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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 27, 1993 - Issue 1

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A Comparison of the Capsules Around Smooth and Textured Silicone Prostheses used for Breast Reconstruction A Light and Electron Microscopic Study

Marie Wickman Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm; the Experimental Dermatology Research Group, Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm

Olle Johansson Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Histology and Neurobiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Michael Olenitis Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm; the Experimental Dermatology Research Group, Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm

Bo Forslind the Experimental Dermatology Research Group, Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm

Pages 15-22 | Received 28 Feb 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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