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Complications of Mesotherapy

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Treatment modalities for cellulite, localized fat, and other cosmetic conditions have proliferated over the last several years. With the escalating demand for noninvasive cosmetic procedures, mesotherapy have attracted interest from physicians and the general public.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Doris M. Hexsel M.D.

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Juliana Dumêt Fernandes M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Miami, Missouri, USA

    Antonella Tosti

  2. Palm Beach Esthetic Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

    Kenneth Beer

  3. Ospedale Nigrisoli, Bologna, Italy

    Maria Pia De Padova

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Hexsel, D.M., Fernandes, J.D. (2012). Complications of Mesotherapy. In: Tosti, A., Beer, K., De Padova, M. (eds) Management of Complications of Cosmetic Procedures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28415-1_9

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