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Invited Discussion on “Assessment of Risk Factors for Rupture in Breast Reconstruction Patients with Macrotextured Breast Implants”

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  1. Department of plastic surgery, AZ Zeno Hospital and Duinbergen Clinic, private clinic, Duinbergenlaan 33, 8301, Knokke-Heist, Belgium

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van Heijningen, I. Invited Discussion on “Assessment of Risk Factors for Rupture in Breast Reconstruction Patients with Macrotextured Breast Implants”. Aesth Plast Surg 47, 531–532 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-03170-5

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