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Brachial Plexus Impingement: An Unusual Complication of Bilateral Breast Augmentation

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Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic procedures, with many studies documenting the early and long-term complications that might be expected. This report describes the case of an active young woman who experienced severe pain, particularly with movement. Surgical exploration showed the cause of this pain to be impingement of the patient’s lower brachial plexus by the mammary prosthesis. Such a complication has not, to the authors’ knowledge, been reported previously.

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  1. Institute of Cosmetic Surgery, The West London Clinic, Ravenscourt Park, London, W6 0AE, UK

    MG Berry & J. J. Stanek

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Berry, M., Stanek, J.J. Brachial Plexus Impingement: An Unusual Complication of Bilateral Breast Augmentation. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 381–382 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-9055-0

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