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. 2019 Oct;144(4):706e-707e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006032.

Supporting a Comprehensive Theory of Breast Fascial Anatomy

Apinut Wongkietkachorn  1 , Palakorn Surakunprapha  2 , Tawut Rudtanatip  3 , Waraporn Sakaew  3 , Pimtawan Vachirodom  4 , Nuttapone Wongkietkachorn  5 , Supawich Wongkietkachorn  6
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Supporting a Comprehensive Theory of Breast Fascial Anatomy

Apinut Wongkietkachorn et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Oct.
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