The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 521-526 , December 2010

Patient-subjective cosmetic outcomes following the varying stages of tissue expander breast reconstruction: The importance of completion

Received 28 October 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.05.017

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 521-526 , December 2010

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