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R Porto da Rocha1, E B de Souza Pinto, R A Cardoso
1Centro Científico Brasileiro de Cirurgia Plástica, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Analysis of the dorsum's skin and sacrum region allowed the authors to evaluate regional characteristics of cutaneous skin integument, taking into consideration the age group most subjected to liposuction. Thus, it was attempted to establish rules to facilitate, in a comparative form, the evaluation of results related to cutaneous retraction in plastic surgery.
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