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The Cosmetic Use of Injectables in Oculoplasty

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Facial rejuvenation has become an important subject of psychosocial wellbeing in this era of fashion and beauty. Injectables offer an excellent non-surgical method of facial rejuvenation. Among which, botulinum toxin and soft tissue fillers are one of the most common and favorite tools for non-surgical rejuvenation.

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Bhattacharjee, K., Goel, S., Ghosh, S., El Toukhy, E.A. (2020). The Cosmetic Use of Injectables in Oculoplasty. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_18

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