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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Natasha Habr & Bishara Atiyeh

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Trad Hospital Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Fadel M. Chahine

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Habr, N., Chahine, F.M. & Atiyeh, B. Comments on: The Breast Implant ARC: An Algorithm for Determining the Position of the IMF in Breast Augmentation Planning. Aesth Plast Surg 43, 1687–1688 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-019-01483-6

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