ReviewAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2020
The history and development of breast implants.
Review in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Breast Reconstruction Through the Decades: a Review of Innovations and Surgical Trends.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Silicone Breast Implants as a Model System for Understanding Polymer Permeation in Soft Materials In Vivo.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Breast implant-associated late hematoma: a narrative review of case reports and case series.Gland surgery · 2026Review
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- Round Versus Anatomical Implants in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Breast Augmentation with Inferior Muscular Support: The Indication, Technique Evolution, and Outcomes.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Review
- Adverse Event Reports and Safety Measures for Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Japan.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- The chronologic history of post-mastectomy breast reconstructive surgery in the United Kingdom from 1975 to 2025.Gland surgery · 2025Review
- Postmarket Study of Silimed's Silicone Gel Polyurethane Foam-covered Breast Implants: Interim Results (2018-2024).Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Safety and Performance of Postmarketing Breast Implants: An Integrated Review with Technovigilance Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Presentation and Management of Silicone Lymphadenopathy: A Single Institutional Retrospective Cohort Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Polyurethane-coated silicone breast implants: A viable option for primary augmentation mammoplasty: A systematic review and technical considerations.JPRAS open · 2025Review
- Silicone breast implant-associated pathologies and T cell-mediated responses.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2025Review
- Silicone deposition and adverse pulmonary events secondary to breast implant rupture.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- SMI-Capsular Fibrosis and Biofilm Dynamics: Molecular Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Antimicrobial Approaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Testing Mechanical Properties of Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants and Their Degradation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Exploring the Unknown: Evaluating ChatGPT's Performance in Uncovering Novel Aspects of Plastic Surgery and Identifying Areas for Future Innovation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Surface Topography, Microbial Adhesion, and Immune Responses in Silicone Mammary Implant-Associated Capsular Fibrosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Multiple uptake ofClinical case reports · 2023Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surveillance Study of Silicone Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Observational Study.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
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Abstract
This review discusses the historical development of smooth and textured silicone gel filled implants, and examines the reasoning behind product development and aspects of surgical technique from a surgeon's perspective.
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