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. 2021 Oct 15;41(11):NP1812-NP1813.
doi: 10.1093/asj/sjab251.

Facial Scars Due to Prone Position Pressure Ulcers: Underestimated Sequelae in COVID-19 Survivors?

Rutger M Schols  1 , Melissa de Henau  1 , Carlo Colla  1 , Eric van den Kerckhove  1 , Stefania M H Tuinder  1 , René R W J van der Hulst  1 , Andrzej A Piatkowski  1
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Facial Scars Due to Prone Position Pressure Ulcers: Underestimated Sequelae in COVID-19 Survivors?

Rutger M Schols et al. Aesthet Surg J. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
This 67-year-old female patient was referred to our outpatient clinic in January 2021 with a hypertrophic scar on the left mandible.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
This 56-year-old male presented in September 2020 with a hypertrophic scar on the chin.
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