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Nguyen Hong Ha

Department of Maxillofacial, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery

Viet-Duc University Hospital

40 Trang Thi, Hanoi, Vietnam

nhadr4@gmail.com

Submitted: 12.3.2025

Accepted: 25.10.2025