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Aesthetic surgery for benign disorders of the breast

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Abstract

Those benign breast disorders that are amenable to improvement by aesthetic surgery are discussed from the points of view of indications, techniques, and results.

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L'amélioration possible des indications, des techniques, et des résultats de la chirurgie esthétique en matière de maladies bénignes du sein est exposée.

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Se discuten, desde el punto de vista de las indicaciones, técnicas operatorias, y resultados, las entidades benignas que afectan a la glándula mamaria y que son susceptibles de mejoría mediante cirugía estética.

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  1. Section of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, The Emory Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Grant Carlson M.D. & John Bostwick III M.D.

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Carlson, G., Bostwick, J. Aesthetic surgery for benign disorders of the breast. World J. Surg. 13, 761–764 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658430

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