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All the data and materials used in our study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable
request.
Financial support and sponsorship
None.
Conflicts of interest
Selvaggi G is an Editorial Board member of Plastic and Aesthetic Research. Selvaggi G was not involved in
any steps of editorial processing, notably including reviewer selection, manuscript handling, and decision
making. The other authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval and consent to participate
Ethical approval was obtained from the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, application number 2020-03062.
To protect patient anonymity, individuals were assigned codes prior to the questionnaire distribution.
Written informed consent was obtained from all participants to ensure adherence to the ethical standards
for research involving human subjects.
Consent for publication
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