BUILDING BETTER BREASTS

Stem Cell Techniques in Breast Augmentation

Figures

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  2. http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/mastectomy.jsp
  3. http://medical.preferredconsumer.com/plastic_surgeons/images/plastic-surgery/bilateral-breastliftfront.jpg
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  11. http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2000_Groups/Breast_Implants/pages/procedure.htm

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