Late-onset facial abscess formation after cosmetic soft tissue augmentation with bio-alcamid
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عنوان ژورنال: Aesthetic Surgery Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1090-820X
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2007.05.002