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Howard T Bellin, MD Founder, CosMedica, The Plastic Surgery Center of New York

Howard T Bellin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Medical Society of the State of New York, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, New York County Medical Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Peter A Kreymerman, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Carolinas Center for Surgery, Carteret General Hospital

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Farzad R Nahai, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Paces Plastic Surgery

Farzad R Nahai, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Disclosure: Received grant/research funds from Pfizer for none; Received consulting fee from DSM for consulting.

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.

James Neal Long, MD, FACS Founder of Magnolia Plastic Surgery; Former Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital and Kirklin Clinics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Section Chief of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand, and Microsurgery, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center

James Neal Long, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pankaj Tiwari, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine

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