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Original Article

Effects of cellulite treatment with RF, IR light, mechanical massage and suction treating one buttock with the contralateral as a control

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Pages 193-201 | Received 13 Dec 2007, Accepted 14 Aug 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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