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Capsular contracture: hard breasts, soft data.

B R Burkhardt
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Abstract

Fibrous capsular contracture is by far the most common cause of unsatisfactory results following augmentation mammaplasty. This article reviews the evidence for its various proposed etiologies, the techniques advocated for its prevention, and the procedures currently available for its correction.

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B R Burkhardt. 1988. Capsular contracture: hard breasts, soft data.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3066559/

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