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Jefferson Lessa Soares de Macedo1, Simone Corrêa Rosa2,3, Lucas Ribeiro Canedo4

  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asa Norte Regional Hospital, SQS 213 Bloco H Apto 303. Asa Sul, CEP, Brasília, DF, 70 292-080, Brazil. jlsmacedo@yahoo.com.br.

Obesity Surgery
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AbdominoplastyBariatric surgeryBody-contouring surgeryPlastic surgeryPostoperative complicationsWound dehiscence

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