Facial feminization surgery: The forehead. Surgical techniques and analysis of results

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 609-619

  Capitán, Luis ^a   Simon, Daniel ^a   Kaye, Kai ^a   Tenorio, Thiago ^a  

^a FACIALTEAM Surgical Group MHC International Hospital Urb Las Mimosas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922394229     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000545     Document Type: Article

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