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A new approach to the treatment of facial aging: The three flap MAS

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In treating facial aging there are three areas that need to be corrected from a deep to a superficial plane. Thus, different techniques need to be used. In this article we describe our experience in correcting these three areas and a possible solution: the three flaps of the SMAS.

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    A. Tapia M.D., B. Ferreira M.D. & A. Blanch M.D.

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Tapia, A., Ferreira, B. & Blanch, A. A new approach to the treatment of facial aging: The three flap MAS. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 17, 247–251 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636270

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