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A joung woman is presented in whom bilateral lipectomy of Bichat's fat pad and additional procedures to the face produced a striking change of the body image.
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Krupp, S. Buccal lipectomy — reappraisal and case report. Eur J Plast Surg 9, 40–42 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294797
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