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Striae Distensae: A Rare Complication Resulting from Overinflation of the Tissue Expander

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vakif Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Selma Sönmez Ergün

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pamukkale Medical School, Denizli, Turkey

    R. Hakan Özcan

  3. Department of Dermatology, Vakif Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Yasemin Balsever Kural

  4. Bahçeşehir Emlak Bankasi Konutlari, B 18 D3 C020403, 34 900, Istanbul, Büyükçekmece, Turkey

    Selma Sönmez Ergün

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Ergün, S.S., Özcan, R.H. & Kural, Y.B. Striae Distensae: A Rare Complication Resulting from Overinflation of the Tissue Expander. Aesth Plast Surg 31, 606–607 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-0033-3

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