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what kind of procedure is this? sm

Posted By: MT 30 years and running on 2009-03-20
In Reply to: s/l Neck retid - Lauren

Subject: what kind of procedure is this? sm

Can you give the sentence before and after that. Could it be necrotic? I don't know the procedure so I don't know if this would fit.

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s/l Neck retid - Lauren
- Could be rhytid, a wrinkle - Olive
- what kind of procedure is this? sm - MT 30 years and running

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