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3 Months Post-Op Hair Transplant and Still Swollen, Options?

watson01Aug 31, 2011

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Dr. Jae Pak, MD
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Dr. Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired)
Dr. Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD FACS (retired)
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