Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1644-1646 , December 2009

Is breast reduction a functional or a cosmetic operation? Proposal of an objective discriminating criterion

Received 15 March 2008 ,Accepted 17 June 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00870-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.069

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1644-1646 , December 2009

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