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The radiological features of paraffinomata

Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool

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Operative mammoplasty has been a rare occurrence in this country, though it has been quite a common procedure in parts of Asia, particularly China, for the last 50 years (Tinckler and Stock, 1955). However, in recent years more women are seeking plastic surgeons in the hope of a mammoplasty. The unusual feature of the present case was the fact that the procedure was self-inflicted by the injection of petroleum jelly, after the patient had been refused the operation because of her previous psychiatric condition.

An unmarried woman aged 26 years, the mother of six-year-old twins, was concerned about the flatness of her breasts and consulted a plastic surgeon. Because of her previous psychiatric history it was considered unwise to perform any operation at that time.

^* Present address: St. Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead.