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Several patients with severe capsular contracture following conventional augmentation mammoplasty with subcutaneously placed implants have had substantial improvement by replacing the implants in a submuscular position.
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Hoffman, S. The management of severe capsular contractures following breast augmentation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 7, 109–112 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01571114
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