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Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Facial Features

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgeries performed in the USA has increased twelve-fold in the past two decades. The effects of rapid weight loss on facial features has not been previously studied. We hypothesized that bariatric surgery will mimic the effects of aging thus giving the patient an older and les...

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Autores principales: Papoian, Vardan, Mardirossian, Vartan, Hess, Donald Thomas, Spiegel, Jeffrey H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26430627
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2015.42.5.567