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    Benedetto Longo, Martina Giacalone & Valerio Cervelli

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Longo, B., Giacalone, M. & Cervelli, V. Comment on “BIA-ALCL: Comparing the Risk Profiles of Smooth and Textured Breast Implants”. Aesth Plast Surg 48, 17–18 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03409-9

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