Stereoscopic Analysis of Silicone Breast Implant Shells Damaged by Surgical Instruments

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Apr;137(4):753e-754e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002167.

Authors

Marweh Schmitz¹, Dirk W Schubert², Raymund E Horch¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
² Institute of Polymer Materials, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

PMID: 26825384
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002167

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Breast Implants*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning*
Photogrammetry*
Prosthesis Failure / etiology*
Silicone Gels*
Surgical Instruments / adverse effects*

Substances

Silicone Gels