Techniques for the optimization of facial and nonfacial volumization with injectable poly-l-lactic acid

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1222-1229

  Paul Lorenc, Z ^a  

^a Lorenc Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cosmetic techniques; Injections; PLLA; Poly L lactic acid; Sculptra

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE; HUMAN; INJECTION; REVIEW;

COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FACE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LACTIC ACID; POLYMERS;

EID: 84872360197     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-012-9920-3     Document Type: Review

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