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Reference Articles

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Calf

  • Aiache AE: Calf contour correction with implants. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 857-62.
  • Baroudi R, Moraes M: Philosophy, technical principles, selection, and indication in body contouring surgery. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1991 Winter; 15(1): 1-18
  • Carlsen LN, Voice S: Procedures in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: How They Do It. Little Brown & Co; 1991.
  • Erhardt WL Jr: Body contouring: refined diagnosis and technique. J Med Assoc Ga 1991 Nov; 80(11): 637-45.
  • Howard PS: Calf augmentation and correction of contour deformities. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Jul; 18(3): 601-13.
  • Lemperle G, Kostka K: Calf augmentation with new solid silicone implants. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1993 Summer; 17(3): 233-7.
  • Montellano L: Calf augmentation. Ann Plast Surg 1991 Nov; 27(5): 429-38.
  • Novack BH: Alloplastic implants for men. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 829-55.
  • Serra JM, Mesa F, Paloma V, Ballesteros A: Use of a calf prosthesis and tissue expansion in aesthetic reconstruction of the leg. Plast Reconstr Surg 1992 Apr; 89(4): 684-8.
  • Szalay LV: Twelve years' experience of calf augmentation. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1995 Sep-Oct; 19(5): 473-6.

Gluteal

  • Allen RJ: The superior gluteal artery perforator flap. Clin Plast Surg 1998 Apr; 25(2): 293-302
  • Baroudi R, Moraes M: Philosophy, technical principles, selection, and indication in body contouring surgery. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1991 Winter; 15(1): 1-18
  • Boustred AM, Nahai F: Inferior gluteal free flap breast reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg 1998 Apr; 25(2): 275-82
  • Lack EB: Contouring the female buttocks. Liposculpting the buttocks. Dermatol Clin 1999 Oct; 17(4): 815-22, vi
  • Erni D, Banic A: [Body contouring by removal of skin and fatty tissue]. Ther Umsch 1999 Apr; 56(4): 206-11.
  • Hunstad JP: Body contouring in the obese patient. Clin Plast Surg 1996 Oct; 23(4): 647-70.
  • Kinney BM: Body contouring with external ultrasound. Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation DATA Committee. Device and Technique Assessment. Plast Reconstr Surg 1999 Feb; 103(2): 728-9.
  • Lack EB: Contouring the female buttocks. Liposculpting the buttocks. Dermatol Clin 1999 Oct; 17(4): 815-22, vi.
  • Lockwood T: Lower body lift with superficial fascial system suspension. Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Nov; 92(6): 1112-22; discussion 1123-5.
  • Lockwood TE: Transverse flank-thigh-buttock lift with superficial fascial suspension. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Jun; 87(6): 1019-27.
  • Maxwell GP, Gingrass MK: Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty: a clinical study of 250 consecutive patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Jan; 101(1): 189-202; discussion 203-4.
  • Mendieta, Constantino: Behind the Scenes, Plastic Surgery Products2003 Feb.: 15-19
  • Mladick RA: Male body contouring. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 797-813.
  • Novack BH: Alloplastic implants for men. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 829-55.
  • Rohrich RJ, Raniere J Jr, Kenkel JM: Operative principles for optimizing results in circumferential body contouring with ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty. Clin Plast Surg 1999 Apr; 26(2): 305-16; x.
  • Rohrich RJ, ed: Ultrasonic assisted liposuction. In: Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction. 1998.
  • Springer RC: Liposuction: an overview [published erratum appears in Plast Surg Nurs 1997 Spring;17(1):42]. Plast Surg Nurs 1996 Winter; 16(4): 215-22; quiz 223-4.
  • Teimourian B: Ultrasound-assisted liposuction [letter]. Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Nov; 100(6): 1623-5.

Pectoral

  • Beggs JH, McCoy DM: Reconstruction of the sternum and anterior chest wall using autologous tissues. South Med J 1991 May; 84(5): 655-6.
  • Baroudi R, Moraes M: Philosophy, technical principles, selection, and indication in body contouring surgery. Aesthetic Plast Surg 1991 Winter; 15(1): 1-18.
  • Hammond DC, Fisher J, Meland NB: Intrathoracic free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Jun; 91(7): 1259-64.
  • Hartrampf CR Jr, Elliott LF, Feldman S: A triceps musculocutaneous flap for chest-wall defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Sep; 86(3): 502-9.
  • Hayashi A, Maruyama Y: Vascularized rib strut technique for repair of pectus excavatum. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 Feb; 53(2): 346-8.
  • Hidalgo DA, Saldana EF, Rusch VW: Free flap chest wall reconstruction for recurrent breast cancer and radiation ulcers. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Apr; 30(4): 375-80.
  • Hirase Y, Kojima T, Kinoshita Y, et al: Composite reconstruction for chest wall and scalp using multiple ribs- latissimus dorsi osteomyocutaneous flaps as pedicled and free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Mar; 87(3): 555-61.
  • Hwang CY, Yeh FL, Lin JT, Fang RH: Coverage of chest wall defect with pectoralis-breast myocutaneous flap: a report of two cases. Chung Hua I Hsueh Tsa Chih (Taipei) 1995 Nov; 56(5): 356-60.
  • Kao CC, Rand RP, Stridde BC, Marchioro TL: Techniques in the composite reconstruction of extensive thoracoabdominal tumor resections. J Am Coll Surg 1995 Feb; 180(2): 146-9.
  • Kroll SS, Walsh G, Ryan B, King RC: Risks and benefits of using Marlex mesh in chest wall reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Oct; 31(4): 303-6.
  • Lejour M, Dome M: Abdominal wall function after rectus abdominis transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Jun; 87(6): 1054-68.
  • Mladick RA: Male body contouring. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 797-813.
  • Novack BH: Alloplastic implants for men. Clin Plast Surg 1991 Oct; 18(4): 829-55.
  • Picciocchi A, Granone P, Cardillo G, et al: Prosthetic reconstruction of the chest wall. Int Surg 1993 Jul-Sep; 78(3): 221-4.
  • Savant DN, Patel SG, Bokil KP, et al: Reconstruction of chest wall defects following extirpative surgery. J Surg Oncol 1994 Mar; 55(3): 186-9.
  • Shaw WW, Aston SJ, Zide BM: Reconstruction of the trunk. In: McCarthy JG, ed, Plastic Surgery. Vol 6. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1990: 3675.

Facial

  • Arden RL, Truelson JM: Microvascular Free flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction. Alexandria, Va: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation; 1997.
  • Boyd JB: The place of the iliac crest in vascularized oromandibular reconstruction. Microsurgery 1994; 15(4): 250-6
  • Buchbinder D, Urken ML, Vickery C, et al: Bone contouring and fixation in functional, primary microvascular mandibular reconstruction. Head Neck 1991 May-Jun; 13(3): 191-9
  • Cordeiro PG, Hidalgo DA: Soft tissue coverage of mandibular reconstruction plates. Head Neck 1994 Mar-Apr; 16(2): 112-5
  • Cordeiro PG, Disa JJ, Hidalgo DA, Hu QY: Reconstruction of the mandible with osseous free flaps: a 10-year experience with 150 consecutive patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 1999 Oct; 104(5): 1314-20
  • Fonseca RJ, ed: Reconstruction of the Maxillofacial Cancer Patient. In: Quereshy FA, Powers MP, eds. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000: 361.
  • Foster RD, Anthony JP, Sharma A, Pogrel MA: Vascularized bone flaps versus nonvascularized bone grafts for mandibular reconstruction: an outcome analysis of primary bony union and endosseous implant success. Head Neck 1999 Jan; 21(1): 66-71
  • Gurlek A, Miller MJ, Jacob RF, et al: Functional results of dental restoration with osseointegrated implants after mandible reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Mar; 101(3): 650-5; discussion 656-9
  • Gurtner GC, Evans GR: Advances in head and neck reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Sep; 106(3): 672-82; quiz 683
  • Hidalgo DA: Fibula free flap mandible reconstruction. Microsurgery 1994; 15(4): 238-44
  • Kroll SS, Schusterman MA, Reece GP: Costs and complications in mandibular reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 1992 Oct; 29(4): 341-7
  • Hinderer UT. "Nasal base, maxillary, and infraorbital implants-Alloplastic". Clinics in Plastic Surgery; (1991 Jan) 18(1): 87-105.
  • Ivy Ej, Lorenc ZP, Aston SJ. "Malar Augmentation with silicone implants". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; (1995 Jul) 96(1): 63-8; discussion 69-70.
  • Maas CS, Merwin GE, Wilson J, Frey MD, Maves MD. "Comparison of biomaterials for facial bone augmentation". Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery; (1990 May) 116(5): 551-6
  • Mladick RA. "Alloplastic cheek augmentation" Clinics in Plastic Surgery; (1991 Jan) 18(1): 29-38
  • Morrison AD, Snderson RC, Moos KF. "The use of silastic as an orbital implant for reconstruction of orbital wall defects: Review of 311 Cases treated over 20 years". Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery; (1995 Apr) 53(4):412-7
  • Rubin JP, Yaremchuk MJ. "Complications and toxicities of implantable biomaterials used in facial reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery: a comprehensive review of the literature" Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; (1997 Oct) 100(5): 1336
  • Vuyk HD. "Augmentation of mentoplasty with solid silicone". Clinical Otolaryngology; (1996 Apr) 21(2): 106-18

Scar Management

  • Gibson FB, Perkins SW: Dynamics of wound healing. In: Bailey BJ, Pilsbury HC, eds. Head and Neck Surgery: Otolaryngology. Vol 1. Philadelphia, Pa: JB Lippincott; 1993:194-5.
  • LaVan FB, Hunt TK: Oxygen and wound healing. Clin Plast Surg 1990 Jul; 17(3): 463-72
  • Saulis, Alexandrina S., MD, Jerome D. Chao, MD, Alvin Telser, PhD, Jon E. Mogford, PhD, and Thomas A. Mustoe, MD. "Silicone Occlusive Treatment of Hypertrophic Scar in the Rabbit Model". Aesthetic Surgery Journal. March/April 2002, 147-153.
  • Ahn, S. T., et al. "Topical Silicone Gel for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertrophic Scar". Arch. Surg., vol. 126, 499-504, 1991.
  • Baum, T.M., et al. "Use of a glycerin-based gel sheeting in scar management". Advances in Wound Care 11:40-43, 1996.
  • Hirshowitz, B., et al. "Silicone occlusive sheeting (SOS) in the management of hypertrophic and keloid scarring, including the possible mode of action of silicone, by static electricity." Eur. J. Plast. Surg., vol.16, pp 5-9, 1993.
  • Katz, B.E. "Silastic gel sheeting is found to be effective in Scar therapy". Cosmetic Dermatologyl, June 1992.
  • Lee, R.C. and Doong, H. "Control of Matrix Production During Tissue Repair".
  • Phillips, T.J., et al. "A randomized controlled trial of hydrocolloid dressing in the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids" American Society for Dermatological Surgery, 22:775-778, 1996.
  • Sawada, Y., et al. "Treatment of Dermal Deth Burn Wounds with an Antimicrobial Agent-releasing silicone gel sheet". Burns, 16:347, 1990

Breast

  • Shaw WW: Superior gluteal free flap breast reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg 1998 Apr; 25(2): 267-74
  • Brody G: Lactation after Augmentation Mammoplasty Obstetrics & Gynecology. Vol 87. 1996:1063-1064.
  • Bryant H, Brasher P: Breast implants and breast cancer--reanalysis of a linkage study. N Engl J Med 1995 Jun 8; 332(23): 1535-9
  • Barnett GR, Gianoutsos MP: The latissimus dorsi added fat flap for natural tissue breast reconstruction: report of 15 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Jan; 97(1): 63-70.
  • Bostwick J: Plastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Vol 1. St Louis: Quality Medical Publishing Inc; 1990.
  • Cochran JH Jr, Pauly TJ, Edstrom LE, Dibbell DG: Hypoplasia of the latissimus dorsi muscle complicating breast reconstruction in Poland's syndrome. Ann Plast Surg 1981 May; 6(5): 402-4.
  • Gatti JE: Poland's deformity reconstructions with a customized, extrasoft silicone prosthesis. Ann Plast Surg 1997 Aug; 39(2): 122-30.
  • Hochberg J, Ardenghy M, Graeber GM, Murray GF: Complex reconstruction of the chest wall and breast utilizing a customized silicone implant. Ann Plast Surg 1994 May; 32(5): 524-8[Medline].
  • Hodgkinson DJ: Re: Poland's deformity reconstruction with a customized extrasoft silicone prosthesis. Ann Plast Surg 1998 Feb; 40(2): 194-5[Medline].
  • Kelly EJ, O'Sullivan ST, Kay SP: Microneurovascular transfer of contralateral latissimus dorsi in Poland's syndrome. Br J Plast Surg 1999 Sep; 52(6): 503-4[Medline].
  • Longaker MT, Glat PM, Colen LB, Siebert JW: Reconstruction of breast asymmetry in Poland's chest-wall deformity using microvascular free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Feb; 99(2): 429-36[Medline].
  • Marks MW, Iacobucci J: Reconstruction of congenital chest wall deformities using solid silicone onlay prostheses. Chest Surg Clin N Am 2000 May; 10(2): 341-55, vii[Medline].
  • Marks MW, Argenta LC, Izenberg PH, Mes LG: Management of the chest-wall deformity in male patients with Poland's syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Apr; 87(4): 674-8; discussion 679-81[Medline].
  • Seyfer AE: Chest wall reconstruction. In: Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations, and Outcomes. St Louis: Mosby; 2000:chap 36.
  • Shaw WW, Aston SJU, Zide BM: Reconstruction of the trunk. In: Plastic Surgery. Vol 6. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co; 1990: chap 76.
  • Spear SL, Hoffman S: Relocation of the displaced nipple-areola by reciprocal skin grafts. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Apr; 101(5): 1355-8[Medline].
  • Stewart CA, Hung GL, Glaser AM, Himel HN: Infected breast reconstruction associated with Poland's syndrome. Clin Nucl Med 1990 Jan; 15(1): 43-5[Medline].
  • Beggs JH, McCoy DM: Reconstruction of the sternum and anterior chest wall using autologous tissues. South Med J 1991 May; 84(5): 655-6[Medline].
  • Hammond DC, Fisher J, Meland NB: Intrathoracic free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Jun; 91(7): 1259-64[Medline].
  • Hartrampf CR Jr, Elliott LF, Feldman S: A triceps musculocutaneous flap for chest-wall defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 1990 Sep; 86(3): 502-9[Medline].
  • Hayashi A, Maruyama Y: Vascularized rib strut technique for repair of pectus excavatum. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 Feb; 53(2): 346-8[Medline].
  • Hidalgo DA, Saldana EF, Rusch VW: Free flap chest wall reconstruction for recurrent breast cancer and radiation ulcers. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Apr; 30(4): 375-80[Medline].
  • Hirase Y, Kojima T, Kinoshita Y, et al: Composite reconstruction for chest wall and scalp using multiple ribs- latissimus dorsi osteomyocutaneous flaps as pedicled and free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Mar; 87(3): 555-61[Medline].
  • Hwang CY, Yeh FL, Lin JT, Fang RH: Coverage of chest wall defect with pectoralis-breast myocutaneous flap: a report of two cases. Chung Hua I Hsueh Tsa Chih (Taipei) 1995 Nov; 56(5): 356-60[Medline].
  • Kao CC, Rand RP, Stridde BC, Marchioro TL: Techniques in the composite reconstruction of extensive thoracoabdominal tumor resections. J Am Coll Surg 1995 Feb; 180(2): 146-9[Medline].
  • Kroll SS, Walsh G, Ryan B, King RC: Risks and benefits of using Marlex mesh in chest wall reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Oct; 31(4): 303-6[Medline].
  • Lejour M, Dome M: Abdominal wall function after rectus abdominis transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 1991 Jun; 87(6): 1054-68[Medline].
  • Picciocchi A, Granone P, Cardillo G, et al: Prosthetic reconstruction of the chest wall. Int Surg 1993 Jul-Sep; 78(3): 221-4[Medline].
  • Savant DN, Patel SG, Bokil KP, et al: Reconstruction of chest wall defects following extirpative surgery. J Surg Oncol 1994 Mar; 55(3): 186-9[Medline].
  • Shaw WW, Aston SJ, Zide BM: Reconstruction of the trunk. In: McCarthy JG, ed, Plastic Surgery. Vol 6. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1990: 3675.
  • Beahrs OH, Henson DE, Hutter RVP, Kennedy BJ, eds: Manual For Staging of Cancer. American Joint Committee on Cancer. 4th ed. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co; 1992.
  • Bedinghaus J: Care of the Breast and Support of Breast-Feeding. Vol 24. 1997:147-160.
  • Birdsell DC, Jenkins H, Berkel H: Breast cancer diagnosis and survival in women with and without breast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 1993 Oct; 92(5): 795-800[Medline].
  • Deapen D, Hamilton A, Bernstein L, Brody GS: Breast cancer stage at diagnosis and survival among patients with prior breast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 2000 Feb; 105(2): 535-40[Medline].
  • Deapen DM, Brody GS: Augmentation mammaplasty and breast cancer: a 5-year update of the Los Angeles study. Plast Reconstr Surg 1992 Apr; 89(4): 660-5[Medline].
  • Deutinger M, Deutinger J: Breast feeding after aesthetic mammary operations and cardiac operations through horizontal submammary skin incision. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1993 Mar; 176(3): 267-70[Medline].
  • Edworthy SM, Martin L, Barr SG, et al: A clinical study of the relationship between silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease. J Rheumatol 1998 Feb; 25(2): 254-60[Medline].
  • Eklund GW: Diagnostic breast imaging in plastic surgery of the breast. In: Noone RB, ed. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast. Philadelphia: BC Decker; 1993:48-69.
  • Englert H, Morris D, March L: Scleroderma and silicone gel breast prostheses--the Sydney study revisited. Aust N Z J Med 1996 Jun; 26(3): 349-55[Medline].
  • Friis S, Mellemkjaer L, McLaughlin JK, et al: Connective tissue disease and other rheumatic conditions following breast implants in Denmark. Ann Plast Surg 1997 Jul; 39(1): 1-8[Medline].
  • Gabriel SE, O'Fallon WM, Kurland LT, et al: Risk of connective-tissue diseases and other disorders after breast implantation. N Engl J Med 1994 Jun 16; 330(24): 1697-702[Medline].
  • Giltay EJ, Bernelot Moens HJ, Riley AH, Tan RG: Silicone breast prostheses and rheumatic symptoms: a retrospective follow up study. Ann Rheum Dis 1994 Mar; 53(3): 194-6[Medline].
  • Goldman JA, Greenblatt J, Joines R, et al: Breast implants, rheumatoid arthritis, and connective tissue diseases in a clinical practice. J Clin Epidemiol 1995 Apr; 48(4): 571-82[Medline].
  • Hennekens CH, Lee IM, Cook NR, et al: Self-reported breast implants and connective-tissue diseases in female health professionals. A retrospective cohort study [published erratum appears in JAMA 1998 Jan 21;279(3):198]. JAMA 1996 Feb 28; 275(8): 616-21[Medline].
  • Henschel D, Inch S: Briefly mentions breast scars. In: Breastfeeding: A Guide for Midwives. Butterworth-Heinemann; 1996:30.
  • Hochberg MC, Perlmutter DL, Medsger TA Jr, et al: Lack of association between augmentation mammoplasty and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Arthritis Rheum 1996 Jul; 39(7): 1125-31[Medline].
  • Hughes V, Owen J: Is breast-feeding possible after breast surgery? MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 1993 Jul-Aug; 18(4): 213-7[Medline].
  • Hurst NM: Lactation after augmentation mammoplasty. Obstet Gynecol 1996 Jan; 87(1): 30-4[Medline].
  • Janowsky EC, Kupper LL, Hulka BS: Meta-analyses of the relation between silicone breast implants and the risk of connective-tissue diseases. N Engl J Med 2000 Mar 16; 342(11): 781-90[Medline].
  • Karlson EW, Lee IM, Cook NR, et al: Comparison of self-reported diagnosis of connective tissue disease with medical records in female health professionals: the Women's Health Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol 1999 Sep 15; 150(6): 652-60[Medline].
  • Lacey JV, Laing TJ, Gillespie BW, et al: Letter to the editor. J Rheumatol 1997; 24(9): 1854-5.
  • Laing TJ, Gillespie BW, Lacey JV, Garabrant DR, et al: The association between silicone exposure and undifferentiated connective tissue disease among women in Michigan and Ohio. Presented at: The American College of Rheumatology, 60th National Scientific Meeting. 1996; Orlando, Florida.
  • Lawrence R: Breast Feeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession. 4th ed. Mosby; 1994:528-533.
  • Leibman AJ, Kruse BD: Imaging of breast cancer after augmentation mammoplasty. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Feb; 30(2): 111-5[Medline].
  • MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT, LeDell KH, et al: A case-control study to assess possible triggers and cofactors in chronic fatigue syndrome. Am J Med 1996 May; 100(5): 548-54[Medline].
  • Malone KE, Stanford JL, Daling JR, Voigt LF: Implants and breast cancer. Lancet 1992 May 30; 339(8805): 1365[Medline].
  • Marshall DR, Callan PP, Nicholson W: Breastfeeding after reduction mammaplasty. Br J Plast Surg 1994 Apr; 47(3): 167-9[Medline].
  • Matory WE, D'Orsi C, Moss L: Improved mammographic imaging using tissue expanders for breast augmentation. Ann Plast Surg 1994 Aug; 33(2): 119-27[Medline].
  • McLaughlin JK, Olsen JH, Friis S, et al: Re: Breast implants, cancer, and systemic sclerosis. J Natl Cancer Inst 1995 Sep 20; 87(18): 1415-6[Medline].
  • McLaughlin JK, Fraumeni JF, Olsen J, Mellemkjaer L: Re: Breast implants, cancer, and systemic sclerosis. J Natl Cancer Inst 1994 Sep 21; 86(18): 1424[Medline].
  • McLaughlin JK, Fraumeni JF, Nyren O, Adami HO: Silicone breast implants and risk of cancer? JAMA 1995 Jan 11; 273(2): 116[Medline].
  • Neifert M: Breastfeeding after breast surgical procedure or breast cancer. NAACOGS Clin Issu Perinat Womens Health Nurs 1992; 3(4): 673-82[Medline].
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  • Nyren O, Yin L, Josefsson S, et al: Risk of connective tissue disease and related disorders among women with breast implants: a nation-wide retrospective cohort study in Sweden. BMJ 1998 Feb 7; 316(7129): 417-22[Medline].
  • Park AJ, Black RJ, Sarhadi NS, et al: Silicone gel-filled breast implants and connective tissue diseases. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Feb; 101(2): 261-8[Medline].
  • Petit JY, Le MG, Mouriesse H, et al: Can breast reconstruction with gel-filled silicone implants increase the risk of death and second primary cancer in patients treated by mastectomy for breast cancer? Plast Reconstr Surg 1994 Jul; 94(1): 115-9[Medline].
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  • Schusterman MA, Kroll SS, Reece GP, et al: Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue: a preliminary report. Ann Plast Surg 1993 Jul; 31(1): 1-6[Medline].
  • Silverstein MJ, Handel N, Gamagami P, et al: Breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis in women following augmentation with silicone gel-filled prostheses. Eur J Cancer 1992; 28(2-3): 635-40[Medline].
  • Silverstein MJ, Gamagami P, Handel N: Missed breast cancer in an augmented woman using implant displacement mammography. Ann Plast Surg 1990 Sep; 25(3): 210-3[Medline].
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  • Spear SL, Bowen DG: Secondary surgery and silicone implants: One center's experience before and after the FDA hearing of 1991 and 1992. Aesthetic Journal May/June 1998.
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