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Drs Larsen, Weltz, and Ørholt are fellows; Mr Timmermann, Ms Kring, Ms Mathisen, and Mr Bak are medical students; Dr Vester-Glowinski is a plastic surgeon; and Dr Herly is a resident at Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Treatment, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Drs Elberg, Trillingsgaard, and Mielke are plastic surgeons in private practice in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dr Hölmich is a professor at Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dr Damsgaard is professor at Odense University Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Odense and University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle, Denmark.

Dr Roslind is chief physician at Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Corresponding Author: Dr Mikkel Herly, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Treatment, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected], X: @mikkelherly

Revised March 29, 2024

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