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A History of Breast Surgery: Wax, Oil, and Silicone

A History of Breast Surgery: Wax, Oil, and Silicone

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This is one of those episodes where we're happy to have Alba's perspective. We'll explore the history of breast surgery, it's various early procedures, and a host of things done to change women's chests for a variety of reasons.

References:

  • https://citylights.com/topographies/cleavage-man-made-breasts/ Cleavage book, Nora Jacobson, 2000 (MAIN SOURCE)
  • Squeezing saline bag story, https://www.chron.com/local/history/innovators-inventions/article/Local-invention-made-Houston-international-hub-9122371.php
  • Angelina Jolie Harvard Study on testing, https://hms.harvard.edu/news/angelina-jolie-effect
  • The history and development of breast implants, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450417/
  • Angelina Jolie’s NYT Column https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=1&

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