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Lip Nodules Caused by Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection: Report of Three Cases

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  1. Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 49 Worthington Street #7, Boston, MA, 02120, USA

    Shokoufeh Shahrabi Farahani

  2. Wellesley, MA, USA

    John Sexton

  3. Lowell, MA, USA

    Jeffrey D. Stone

  4. N. Dartmouth, MA, USA

    Kevin Quinn

  5. Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Sook-Bin Woo

  6. Strata Pathology Services Inc., Lexington, MA, USA

    Sook-Bin Woo

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Shahrabi Farahani, S., Sexton, J., Stone, J.D. et al. Lip Nodules Caused by Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection: Report of Three Cases. Head and Neck Pathol 6, 16–20 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-011-0304-9

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