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Editor-in-chief of the Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plás-tica (Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery) Dear editor, Regarding the manuscript "Laserlipólise: redução da pele e prevenção de umbigo flácido nas lipoplastias se guindo pa râmetros de segurança no uso do laser de diodo -com duplo com primento de onda 924 e 975 nm" (Laserlipolysis: skin tightening lipoplasty followed by safety parameters for use of diode laser with double wavelength of 924 nm and 975 nm) 1 , published in issue 26.2 of the Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (Brazilian Jour nal of Plastic Surgery), the authors report the ap pli cation of 5,000 J for each 10 cm² but also report the application of the same energy for each 10 × 10 cm square, i.e., 100 cm².Considering my experience with this laser, I believe that the authors are really referring to 100 cm². However, only one of these can be correct.