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A new device is introduced which measures the compressability of breasts after augmentation. Since small progressive changes in breast firmness are not readily picked up by manual palpation, a more accurate and reliable method of measurement is needed. A comparison is made between manual compression and use of the mammometer.
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Scientific Display, American Society of Aesthetic Surgery Meeting, Century City, California, March 21–24, 1977.
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Barker, D.E. Mammometer: A new instrument for measuring “pseudocapsule firmness” after breast augmentation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 2, 447–450 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577985
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577985