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Letter-to-the-Editor: Reverse Expansion and Tissue-Engineering for Breast Reconstruction

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    Bishara Atiyeh & Ahmad Oneisi

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Atiyeh, B., Oneisi, A. Letter-to-the-Editor: Reverse Expansion and Tissue-Engineering for Breast Reconstruction. Aesth Plast Surg 46 (Suppl 1), 41–43 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-02806-w

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