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Letter-to-the-editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery: Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women

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

    Bishara S. Atiyeh

  2. Trad Hospital Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Fadl Chahine

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Atiyeh, B.S., Chahine, F. Letter-to-the-editor: Predictors of Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery: Instagram Images-Based Activities, Appearance Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction Among Women. Aesth Plast Surg 46 (Suppl 1), 63–65 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02588-7

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