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Perfectionism as a contraindication for cosmetic surgery: a reply to Clodius (2007)

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  1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    S. B. Sherry

  2. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, D. T. Kenny Building, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    D. L. Lee-Baggley & P. L. Hewitt

  3. York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    G. L. Flett

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This author’s reply refers to the commentary http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00238-007-0110-5.

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Sherry, S.B., Lee-Baggley, D.L., Hewitt, P.L. et al. Perfectionism as a contraindication for cosmetic surgery: a reply to Clodius (2007). Eur J Plast Surg 29, 357–359 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-007-0111-4

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