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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1989
Infection following breast implants is an uncommon event. This is somewhat surprising, since the human breast is not a sterile anatomical structure. The flora found in the breast are derived from the nipple ducts and closely resemble those of normal skin. These organisms, predominantly S.
Alan M. Freedman, Ian T. Jackson
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Infection following breast implants is an uncommon event. This is somewhat surprising, since the human breast is not a sterile anatomical structure. The flora found in the breast are derived from the nipple ducts and closely resemble those of normal skin. These organisms, predominantly S.
Alan M. Freedman, Ian T. Jackson
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On the Safety of Breast Implants
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1997A great deal of recent safety research combined with over 30 years of clinical experience has proven the value and relative safety of these devices. Aside from the side effect of capsular contracture, the complication rate of this surgery approaches that of any clean elective procedure.
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The Breast Implant Fiasco [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 1998 This article, a review essay of Marcia Angell's Science on Trial, begins by discussing the history of breast implant litigation. The implant litigation was not driven by scientific evidence, but by political posturing by self-proclaimed consumer activist Sidney Wolfe, FDA Commissioner David Kessler, and others, sensationalistic media coverage, public ...
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Breast fibromatosis associated with breast implants
Japanese Journal of Radiology, 2015Fibromatosis refers to an extra-abdominal desmoid tumor or aggressive fibromatosis. Breast fibromatosis can develop in association with the capsule around a breast implant, although reports of cases of fibromatosis associated with breast implants are rare.
Ji Hwa Ryu +5 more
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Silicone Breast Implants and Breast-Feeding
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1994Breast implants made of silicone material have been used for three decades. It is estimated that by 1989 between 850 000 and 1 million women received these implants (60% for cosmetic reasons, 40% for reconstruction) (R.R. Cook, oral communication, 1994). There are no data on the incidence of breast-feeding in these women.
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Breast Implants and Breast Cancer Screening
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2003Concern about breast prostheses impairing breast cancer detection has become a priority issue. This article provides a review of the literature on the influence of implants on early detection methods of breast cancer, specifically breast selfâexamination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE), and mammography.
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Breast implants and cancer of the breast
1996The insertion of a breast implant involves no risk as regards the development of cancer of the breast, and it is of course a technique often used for reconstruction after mastectomy.
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