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Preventing and treating capsular fibrosis after breast augmentation: A case report

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A Radovan injection reservoir connected to a tube that reached behind a gel-filled implant has successfully been used to treat capsular fibrosis after mammary augmentation. The routine use of this device as a prophylactic measure is discussed.

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  1. Chirurg/Plastische Chirurgie, Klinik für aesthetisch-plastische Chirurgie, Sibeliusstr. 15, 8500, Nürnberg, West Germany

    F. Gsell M.D.

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Gsell, F. Preventing and treating capsular fibrosis after breast augmentation: A case report. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 8, 51–53 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572785

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