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Botulinum Toxin for Inferior Third of the Face

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Botulinum toxin for the inferior third of the face can help address several areas such as marionette lines, masseter hypertrophy, perioral lines, correction of gummy smile, mentalis muscle strain, facial asymmetries, and improvement of platysmal bands.

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  1. Private Practice, Dermanova Clinic, Lima, Peru

    Carlos Echevarria

  2. Clinica San Pablo, Lima, Peru

    Denise Durand

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  1. Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (IAMSPE), Tenured International Professor and Mentor for PhD and MSc Programs, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Adilson Da Costa

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Echevarria, C., Durand, D. (2020). Botulinum Toxin for Inferior Third of the Face. In: Costa, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Procedures . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78265-2_30

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