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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 7:15:ic19.
eCollection 2015.

Mycobacterium Abscessus Abscess Post-thread Facial Rejuvenation Procedure

Benny Yau  1 , Clayton Lang  1 , Raja Sawhney  1
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Case Reports

Mycobacterium Abscessus Abscess Post-thread Facial Rejuvenation Procedure

Benny Yau et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium abscessus; complication; cosmetic tourism; thread facelift.

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Right facial abscess.
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