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Comment
. 2023 Jun;47(Suppl 1):164-169.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-03123-y. Epub 2022 Oct 4.

The Case Against Betadine Irrigation of Breast Implant Pockets

Eric Swanson  1
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The Case Against Betadine Irrigation of Breast Implant Pockets

Eric Swanson. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 Jun.
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The author receives royalties from Springer Nature (Cham, Switzerland).

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