NewBeauty Magazine's article "Not All Doctors Are The Same," (NewBeauty, Winter/Spring 2015 p. 194), the infographic misled the public in several ways. In theory, we are on the same side of a critical issue: the importance of choosing a qualified surgeon to perform a cosmetic procedure.

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