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Commentary on Facial Rejuvenation with Fine Barbed Threads: The Simple MIZ-Lift

Author: Woffles T. L. Wu

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2014

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Title: Commentary on Facial Rejuvenation with Fine Barbed Threads: The Simple MIZ-Lift
Author: Woffles T. L. Wu
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-013-0262-6

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