The treatment of benign pigmented lesions and tattoos with the Q- switched ruby laser: A comparative study using the 5.0- and 6.5-mm spot size

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 683-686

  Nehal, Kishwer S ^a   Levine, Vicki J ^a   Ashinoff, Robin ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029763515     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00617.x     Document Type: Article

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