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analysis, image analysis, and generative AI, and we encourage AWR surgeons to pursue future AI research.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Involved in study designs, critically drafting, and editing the manuscript: Elhage SA, Terry PH, Villavisanis
D, Fischer JP, Percec I

Availability of data and materials
Publicly available.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Fischer JP reports receiving funding from 3M, Becton, Dickinson, Integra, Gore, and Allergan for speaking
and teaching, honoraria, and consulting fees, as well as National Center for Advancing Translational
Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, R01 grant. Percec I is a consultant and trainer for Allergan and
Galderma and a consultant for AlumierMD and Pierre Fabre Dermocosmetique. The other authors declared
that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
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Consent for publication
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Copyright
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