The Augmented Breast

Timely and comprehensive, this book clarifies what is known - and not known - about breast implants in ways that will be valuable to all clinicians.

Contributions from experts in radiology, reconstructive and general surgery, pathology, immunology, and psychiatry provide important clinical insights; the final two chapters place the subject of the augmented breast in a larger social and legal context.

Includes:



Complete information on the use of each imaging technique in the detection of implants failure
Evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of each imaging technique
Full coverage of mammography and special screening procedures for women with implants