1999 Breast Surgery Statistics
Reconstructive Procedures
| PROCEDURE NAME | TOTAL |
| Breast Reconstruction | 82,975 |
| Procedures performed at same time as mastectomy | 37,306(45%) |
| Breast implant removals | |
| Reconstructive patients | 13,009 |
| Replacement | |
| Implant replaced with saline-filled | 58% |
| With gel-filled | 15% |
| With double-lumen | * |
| * Denotes less than 1% |
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