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Correspondence and Communications| Volume 79, P11-12, April 2023

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The "epidemic" of nonsurgical cosmetic procedures providers in Brazil

  • Bartolomeu A. Nascimento Jr.
    Correspondence
    Correspondence to: Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas – UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil.
    Affiliations
    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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  • Maria Waléria Ferreira de Souza
    Affiliations
    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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  • Flávio Motta
    Affiliations
    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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  • Guilherme Torreão
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    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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  • Rafael Coutinho Barreto
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    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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  • Rafael Anlicoara
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    Plastic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50670-901, Brazil
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Published:February 03, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2023.02.002
      Among the top 10 countries ranked by the number of procedures, Brazil is the second to the USA with over 1,9 million procedures annually.
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