Laser treatment of tattoos in darkly pigmented patients: Efficacy and side effects

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 653-656

  Grevelink, J M ^a   Duke, D ^a   Van Leeuwen, R L ^a   Gonzalez, E ^a   DeCoste, S D ^a   Anderson, R R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029981738     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)80068-5     Document Type: Article

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