Response to "Lessons Learned from a National Cosmetic Surgery Insurance Database"

Affiliations

¹ Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

Comment

Varun Gupta et al. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;36(4):NP173-6.

doi: 10.1093/asj/sjv274. Epub 2016 Feb 9.

¹ Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

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