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. 2022 Sep 7:9:950172.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.950172. eCollection 2022.

Surgery beyond bodies: Soul surgery and social surgery

Bjørn Hofmann  1   2
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Surgery beyond bodies: Soul surgery and social surgery

Bjørn Hofmann. Front Surg. .
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Keywords: aesthetics; ethics; gender; goal; mental; outcomes; social.

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