Commentary on: Alloplastic Augmentation of the Asian Face: A Review of 215 Patients.

Aesthet Surg J

Dr Yaremchuk is a Clinical Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Craniofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Program Director, Harvard Plastic Surgery Training Program, Boston, MA.

Published: September 2016

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