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Methylene Blue: A Color Test for a Quality De-epithelialization

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, 10 v. Samuel F Hahnemann, 70125, Bari, Italy

    V. Bucaria & A. Boccuzzi

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 11, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124, Bari, Italy

    R. Elia, M. Maruccia, M. Vestita & G. Giudice

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Bucaria, V., Elia, R., Maruccia, M. et al. Methylene Blue: A Color Test for a Quality De-epithelialization. Aesth Plast Surg 42, 1434–1435 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-018-1126-x

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