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Immediate Breast Reconstruction Using Silicone Implants in Previously Augmented Patients [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2016 Background Augmentation mammoplasty is rapidly becoming one of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgeries. Consequently, the number of breast cancer patients with a history of breast augmentation surgery will increase.
Dong Hun Choi +8 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Background: There is no uniform treatment for pathological scars, including keloids and hypertrophic scars, in clinic currently. Previously, multiple randomized controlled trials have examined the clinical efficacy of different treatments.
Sha Yang +5 more
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Is wetter better? An evaluation of over-the-counter personal lubricants for safety and anti-HIV-1 activity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Because lubricants may decrease trauma during coitus, it is hypothesized that they could aid in the prevention of HIV acquisition. Therefore, safety and anti-HIV-1 activity of over-the-counter (OTC) aqueous- (n = 10), lipid- (n = 2), and silicone-based ...
Charlene S Dezzutti +11 more
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Surgical treatment for breast ptosis with silicone prosthesis: evaluation of surgical results and patient satisfaction [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2020 Introduction: The correction of breast ptosis associated with skin flaccidity is done through mastopexy with the inclusion of an implant. This work's objective was to evaluate the surgical results and the satisfaction of patients who underwent breast ...
Giselly de Fátima Mendes Pascoal +2 more
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Form-Stable Highly Cohesive gel Breast Implants [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2013 Highly cohesive, form-stable cohesive gel implants were introduced in 1993. This resulted in a paradigm shift in breast augmentation surgery. With the introduction of shaped textured implants, surgeon started to think in terms of shape and dimensions ...
Youngdae Lee, Young Seok Kim, Ji Ye Kim
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2015 Background Hypertrophic scars and keloids are associated with abnormal levels of growth factors. Silicone gel sheets are effective in treating and preventing hypertrophic scars and keloids.
Jaehoon Choi +3 more
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Electrochemistry, 2020 Highly functional polymer-gel materials that include highly conductive gels, moving gels, and stimulation-responsive gels are important in a number of applications, including actuators, microrobots, and artificial muscle; hence, the development of new ...
Isao SHITANDA +4 more
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Role of Anatomical Implant in Augmentation of Glandular Ptotic Breast. [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2013 Breast augmentation of ptotic micromastia is relatively difficult procedure than simple augmentation. Surgeon must make into account many variables, ptosis degree, chest wall size, shape, asymmetry, nipple and inframammary fold level, soft tissue ...
Sung Soo Park, Jung Woo Lee
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Gels, 2022 In spite of its versatility, the emulsion templating method is rather uncommon for the preparation of porous silicones. In this contribution, two siloxane-containing stabilizers, designed to be soluble in polar (water) and non-polar (toluene) solvents ...
Carmen Racles +3 more
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Evaluation of Rheological Properties of Gel Abrasive in Magnetic Abrasive Finishing
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2013 The purpose of this study was aimed at the evaluation of the mechanism of magnetic finishing with gel abrasive (MFGA), during which the performance of MFGA was compared to that of magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF).
A-Cheng Wang +3 more
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