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Open Access 01-06-2020 | Face Lift | Editor’s Invited Commentary

Invited Discussion on: Mesh Suspension Thread for Facial Rejuvenation

Authors: Woffles T. L. Wu, Bryan Mendelson

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 3/2020

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Title: Invited Discussion on: Mesh Suspension Thread for Facial Rejuvenation
Authors: Woffles T. L. Wu
Bryan Mendelson
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Face Lift
Face Rejuvenation
Face Lift
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-020-01670-w

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