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Breast Implants
Review looks at infection in breast implants
March 3rd, 2005
Breast augmentation is the most frequent type of plastic surgery done in the U.K. and, after nose reshaping and liposuction, it is the third most common cosmetic procedure in the USA. However, infection complicates 2-2.5% of breast implantations, and is the leading cause of illness following such surgery. A comprehensive review of infection of breast implants, published in the February 2005 issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases, is particularly timely in light of the recent call for tighter regulation of the private cosmetic surgery industry in the U.K. Brigitte Pittet, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, University of Geneva Hospitals,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-03)
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