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Commentary on “Ultrasonography: A Useful Tool for Plastic Surgeons”

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Baskin, B. Commentary on “Ultrasonography: A Useful Tool for Plastic Surgeons”. Aesth Plast Surg 38, 572–574 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-014-0314-6

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