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augmentation mammoplasty |
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augmentation mammoplasty, a surgical procedure to enlarge the breasts. augmentation mammoplasty Cosmetic surgery Any surgical procedure which ↑ breast size Complications Capsule contraction–20% of cases, hematoma, infection, implant exposure, deflation or rupture of implant, breast asymmetry, external
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In Surgery of the Breast, Spear notes: "Although management of the tuberous breast and other complex anomalies may at first appear like a variant of cosmetic breast surgery and augmentation mammoplasty, in fact, many of these cases require techniques more akin to breast reconstruction. This procedure,"BAMBI" (Bilateral Augmentation Mammoplasty by Injection), involves harvesting fat from areas of a patient's body and injecting the fat into the patient's breasts to enlarge them. |
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