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Invited Discussion on: PMMA Safety for Facial Filling: Rates of Granuloma Occurrence and Treatment Methods

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  1. FACES+Plastic Surgery, Skin and Laser Center, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA

    Steven R. Cohen

  2. Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

    Steven R. Cohen

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Cohen, S.R. Invited Discussion on: PMMA Safety for Facial Filling: Rates of Granuloma Occurrence and Treatment Methods. Aesth Plast Surg 44, 160–161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-019-01527-x

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