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Can you micro needle over a skin graft?

kiki_draeSep 25, 2016
Has the skin actually grown to her skin now or is it always going to be treated differently where the skin grafts are

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Dr. Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended
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Answered on Oct 11, 2016
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