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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1/2012

01-02-2012 | Case Report

Tissue Degeneration 7 Years After Breast Augmentation With Injected Polyacrylamide Hydrogel (PAAG)

Authors: Chuanjun Xu, Mo Cao, Bing Bao, Huizheng Li, Dongyun Yin

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Injectable polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) is a jelly-like transparent implant used in breast augmentations. This type of implant had been used since 1998, but its use was prohibited in China in 2006 due to numerous complications that had arisen from its use. In one case, a rare appearance of PAAG tissue degeneration was observed 7 years after an injectable breast augmentation using PAAG.
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Metadata
Title
Tissue Degeneration 7 Years After Breast Augmentation With Injected Polyacrylamide Hydrogel (PAAG)
Authors
Chuanjun Xu
Mo Cao
Bing Bao
Huizheng Li
Dongyun Yin
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-011-9779-8

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