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Kapuler O.M.

Center for Esthetic Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery CJSC

Razumovskaya E.A.

Renessans Cosmetology, LLC

Murakov S.V.

Academy of Postgraduate Education of the Federal Scientific and Clinical Center of Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia;
Lotos 288, LLC

Glavnova A.M.

Lotos 288, LLC

Therapeutic potential of hyaluronic acid and polylactic acid for the treatment of atrophic scars

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Kapuler O.M., Razumovskaya E.A., Murakov S.V., Glavnova A.M.

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Kapuler OM, Razumovskaya EA, Murakov SV, Glavnova AM. Therapeutic potential of hyaluronic acid and polylactic acid for the treatment of atrophic scars. Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology. 2025;24(4):512‑522. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/klinderma202524041512

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