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Complications of the Rhinoplasty

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This chapter discusses several possible complications of rhinoplasty.

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Suh, M.K. (2018). Complications of the Rhinoplasty. In: Atlas of Asian Rhinoplasty. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8645-8_17

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