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Summary
Seventy-five consecutive cases of breast reconstruction using tissue expansion are reviewed and the complications encountered are discussed. We conclude that, with careful patient selection, tissue expansion offers a simple, safe and reliable method of breast reconstruction.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 5,
1987
Received:
April 7,
1987
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© 1987 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.
