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  2. Tissue expansion - Wikipedia

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    Tissue expansion is a common technique used for breast reconstruction. [20] This essentially involves expansion of the breast skin and muscle using a temporary tissue expander. [21] Three to four weeks after the mastectomy, a saline solution will be injected into the expander to gradually fill it. This process is supported by a tiny valve ...

  3. Breast augmentation - Wikipedia

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    The fat graft breast reconstructions for 33 women (47 breasts, 14 irradiated), whose clinical statuses ranged from zero days to 30 years post-mastectomy, began with the pre-expansion of the breast mound (recipient site) with an external vacuum tissue-expander for 10 hours daily, for 10–30 days before the first grafting of autologous fat.

  4. Polypropylene breast implant - Wikipedia

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    Continual breast growth will eventually result in "extreme, almost cartoonish breast sizes." [3] String implants were only available for a very short time in the US before being removed from the market by the FDA around 2001. [4] Chelsea Charms (middle), who has polypropylene breast implants, standing alongside Echo Valley (left) & Colt 45 (right).

  5. Women are being notified that they need to take action if ...

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    It is genetic, like hair or eye color. Dense breast tissue not only makes mammograms more difficult to read, but it is also a risk factor for breast cancer. Women with dense breasts have a higher ...

  6. Breast implant - Wikipedia

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    A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast.In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy, to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall or, cosmetically, to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.

  7. Breast hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    The indication is an excess breast weight that exceeds approximately 3% of the total body weight. [3] There are varying definitions of what is considered to be excessive breast tissue, that is the expected breast tissue plus extraordinary breast tissue, ranging from as little as 0.6 kilograms (1.3 lb) up to 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) with most physicians defining macromastia as excessive tissue of ...

  8. Poly Implant Prothèse - Wikipedia

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    Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) was a French company founded in 1991 that produced silicone gel breast implants.The company was preemptively liquidated in 2010 following the revelation that they had been illegally manufacturing and selling breast implants made from cheaper industrial-grade silicone since 2001 (instead of the mandated medical-grade silicone they had previously used).

  9. Breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both with the goal of reconstructing a natural-looking breast.

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