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US FDA Safety Communication on Breast Implant Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma BIA-SCC)

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  1. Plastic Surgery, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Mark L. Jewell

  2. Private Practice, Eugene, Oregon, USA

    Mark L. Jewell

  3. Patient Safety Committee, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Mount Royal, NJ, USA

    Mark L. Jewell, Jennifer L. Walden & Montserrat Fontbona

  4. The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), Garden Grove, USA

    Jennifer L. Walden

  5. University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Jennifer L. Walden

  6. Private Practice, Austin, Texas, USA

    Jennifer L. Walden

  7. Hospital Militar de Santiago, Santiago, Chile

    Montserrat Fontbona

  8. Private Practice Clínica Aurea, Santiago, Chile

    Montserrat Fontbona

  9. Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

    Montserrat Fontbona

  10. International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Mount Royal, NJ, USA

    Lina Triana

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Jewell, M.L., Walden, J.L., Fontbona, M. et al. US FDA Safety Communication on Breast Implant Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma BIA-SCC). Aesth Plast Surg 47, 892–893 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03283-5

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