Endoscopic forehead-lift using a bioabsorbable fixation device

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 389-393

  Holzapfel, Allison M ^a,b   Mangat, Devinder S ^a,b  

^a Mangat Kuy Plastic Surgery Center   (United States)

^b Mangat Kuy Holzapfel Plastic Surgery Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RHYTIDOPLASTY;

EID: 8144224961     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.6.6.389     Document Type: Article

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