The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Facial SMAS

Gautham Ullas; Shreya Garg; Ullas Raghavan

doi:10.1055/a-2718-3928

Facial Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Facial Plast Surg
DOI: 10.1055/a-2718-3928

Letter to the Editor

The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Facial SMAS

Authors

Gautham Ullas

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Shreya Garg

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Ullas Raghavan

²Department of ENT, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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