Hyaluronidase in Dermatology: Uses Beyond Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

October 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 993 | Copyright © October 2020


Published online September 11, 2020

Tamara Searle BSc,a Faisal R. Ali PHD MRCP,b,c Firas Al-Niaimi MRCPd

aUniversity of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, UK bVernova Healthcare CIC, Macclesfield, UK cSt John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RS, UK dDepartment of Dermatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

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