Experiences and attitudes toward aesthetic procedures in East Asia: a cross-sectional survey of five geographical regions |
Kwon, Soo-Ha
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine)
Lao, William Wei-Kai (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Lee, Che-Hsiung (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Hsu, Angela Ting-Wei (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Koide, Satomi (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne) Chen, Hsing-Yu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) Cho, Ki-Hyun (Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto) Tanaka, Eiko (Shonan Beauty Clinic, Kyoto Branch) Cheon, Young-Woo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine) Chang, Tommy Nai-Jen (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine) |
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