Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1592-1596 , October 2010

Effectiveness of the Asteame Nipple Guard™ in maintaining projection following nipple reconstruction: A prospective randomised controlled trial

Received 14 May 2009 ,Revised 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 9 October 2009.

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☆ Presented at 2009 California Society of Plastic Surgeons Conference, Squaw Valley, CA.

PII: S1748-6815(09)00731-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.006

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1592-1596 , October 2010

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