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Allen Gabriel, MD, FACS Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Allen Gabriel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Medical Association, California Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Subhas Gupta, MD, PhD, CM, FRCSC, FACS Chief of Surgical Services, Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Director of Plastic Surgery Residency, Director of Comprehensive Wound Service, Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Subhas Gupta, MD, PhD, CM, FRCSC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Phlebology, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Wound Healing Society, California Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Medical Informatics Association, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Quebec Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

Alan Matarasso, MD, FACS, PC Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Immedediate Past President, New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alan Matarasso, MD, FACS, PC is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, International College of Surgeons US Section, New York Academy of Medicine, New York County Medical Society, Pan-American Medical Association of Central Florida, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Residency Program Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Association for Academic Surgery, Medical Association of the State of Alabama

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Gregory Gary Caputy, MD, PhD, FICS Wound Healing Consultant, Advantage Surgical and Wound Care

Gregory Gary Caputy, MD, PhD, FICS is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, International College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons US Section, Wound Healing Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Bruce G Freeman, MD, PhD Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Bruce G Freeman, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Lipoplasty Society of North America, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

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