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Hypertrophic scar as an areola graft in nipple-areola reconstruction

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Ulubatlı Hasan C. Mutlu Apt. Nu:9/10, Bahcelievler-Istanbul, Turkey

    Karaca Basaran, Fatih Ceran, Funda Akoz Saydam & Mehmet Sagir

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Basaran, K., Ceran, F., Saydam, F.A. et al. Hypertrophic scar as an areola graft in nipple-areola reconstruction. Eur J Plast Surg 38, 255–256 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-014-1050-5

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