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A survey from 1983 through 1988 of patients who underwent augmentation mammoplasty performed by the transaxillary subpectorial approach revealed the operation to be amazingly trouble-free, with patient satisfaction reaching 98.5%. The severe problem of capsular contracture seen in the 1978 prepectoral (submammary) cases was virtually eliminated by this operation.
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Hetter, G.P. Improved patient satisfaction with augmentation mammoplasty: The transaxillary subpectoral approach. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 15, 123–127 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02273844
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02273844