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Original Article

Medial thigh lift in post-bariatric patients: Our encouraging experience

Pierfranco SimoneDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
,
Carlo CarusiDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy;
,
Romualdo Del BuonoDivision of Anaesthesia, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
&
Paolo PersichettiDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy;
Pages 359-366 | Received 28 Oct 2015, Accepted 31 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 May 2016

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