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15 March, 2010
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Further information related to this fact sheet: Cosmetic surgery.

 
 
 

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References used for this fact sheet
  • Procedures overview [online], Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. More information here.
  • Breast implant information booklet [online], Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government. More information here.
  • Cosmetic plastic surgery – procedures at-a-glance [online], American Society of Plastic Surgeons. More information here.
  • Castle, D. J., Honigman, R. J. & Phillips, K. A. [online], ‘Does cosmetic surgery improve psychosocial wellbeing?’, in Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 176, no. 12, pp. 601–604. More information here.
 
 
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