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Review Article| Volume 22, ISSUE 1, P9-15, March 2014

Surgical Anatomy of the Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System (SMAS)

      The face lift is one of the procedures in facial cosmetic surgery that is performed to help rejuvenate the aging face.

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