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Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Proper Skin Management in Breast Augmentation with a Periareolar Incision Prevents Implant Contamination and Biofilm-Related Capsular Contracture”

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    Youliang Zhang, Yin Chen, Weijin Hong, Li Zeng & Shengkang Luo

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Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., Hong, W. et al. Invited Response on: “Letter to the Editor: Proper Skin Management in Breast Augmentation with a Periareolar Incision Prevents Implant Contamination and Biofilm-Related Capsular Contracture”. Aesth Plast Surg 46 (Suppl 1), 11–12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02587-8

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