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Breast augmentation: a current controversy.

K S Given¹, R G Stowers

¹Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4080.

Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia

|November 1, 1991

Summary

Silicone breast implants are widely used for augmentation, with scar contractures being the main complication. Despite concerns, no causal link to cancer or autoimmune disease has been proven, making silicone the preferred choice.

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