Are leeches the new plastic surgeons?
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Secrets Things Plastic Surgeons Won't Tell You
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Hirudotherapy in Plastic Surgery by Prof. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu
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10 stomachs, 32 brains and 18 testicles – a day inside the UK's
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Leech therapy at OSF helps save DeKalb man's life
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Leech Therapy in Reconstructive Maxillofacial Surgery - ScienceDirect
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Leeches make a comeback
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Leeches are often indispensable in medicine
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Leeches for medical use today are specifically bred at a leech
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PPT - Recommendations for the Use of Leeches in Reconstructive
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Man Caught at Toronto Airport Smuggling 5000 Leeches in Suitcase
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Medical leeches help some botched cosmetic surgery patients heal
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Are leeches the new plastic surgeons?
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Welsh-farmed leeches 'saved thousands of toes