The world’s most frequent aesthetic surgical procedure – breast augmentation: facts and myths

Czech version

Authors: Vladimír Mařík
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení plastické chirurgie, Nemocnice České Budějovice
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2018; 157: 277-280
Category: Review Article

Overview

Breast augmentation is the most frequent aesthetic surgery operation in the world. In most cases it highly rises up patient’s self-confidence. Even it’s not really a difficult surgical procedure, it can bring many postoperative complications which can cause frustration for both patient and surgeon.

Keywords:

breast augmentation, breast implant, complication

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Journal of Czech Physicians

2018 Issue 6

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