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Invited Response on: Soft Weight Hybrid (SWEH) Breast Augmentation Concept: The Benefits of the Association of Small Volume Silicone Implants and Fat Grafting

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Rua Mato Grosso, 306 cj.1706 Higienópolis ZIP, Sao Paulo, SP, 01239-040, Brazil

    Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz

  2. Breast Surgery Group, Plastic Surgery Division, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

    Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz

  3. Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Moriah, São Paulo, Brazil

    Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz

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Munhoz, A.M. Invited Response on: Soft Weight Hybrid (SWEH) Breast Augmentation Concept: The Benefits of the Association of Small Volume Silicone Implants and Fat Grafting. Aesth Plast Surg 46 (Suppl 1), 82–84 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02750-1

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