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Common Skin Problems

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Aesthetic is not only about volume and wrinkles but also about common skin conditions. Even a surgeon should be aware of the different presentations of skin ranging from dry, oily to sweaty skin and their treatment

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  1. Division of Evidence Based Medicine (dEBM), Klinik für Dermatologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, D-10117, Berlin, Germany

    Berthold Rzany M.D., Sc.M. (Dermatologist and Clinical Epidemiologist)

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Rzany, B. (2009). Common Skin Problems. In: The Male Patient in Aesthetic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79046-4_4

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