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Breast Implants

By: Lisa Rubin & Mary Carol Mazza
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:breast; breast implants; breast reconstruction; Dow Corning; gels; mastectomy; rupture

In 2006, 329,000 women underwent breast augmentation with either silicone or saline breast implants in the United States alone. In the same year, over 42,000 women underwent breast implant surgery after mastectomy in the United States. Despite considerable controversy surrounding the ...

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  Rubin, L., & Mazza, M. (2009). Breast implants. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 93-95). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n58
  
  Rubin, Lisa, and Mary Carol Mazza. "Breast Implants." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 93-95. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n58.
  
  Rubin, L. and Mazza, M. 2009. Breast Implants. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 93-95 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n58> [Accessed 14 Apr 2021].
  
  Rubin, Lisa and Mary Carol Mazza. "Breast Implants." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 93-95. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n58.
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