Use of the Q-switched alexandrite laser (755 nm, 100 nsec) for eyebrow tattoo removal

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-125

  Moreno Arias, Gerardo A ^a   Camps Fresneda, Alejandro ^a  

^a General Hospital of Catalonia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexandrite laser; Cosmetic tattoo; Eyebrow tattoo; Laser surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EYEBROW; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOO;

ADULT; EYEBROWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; TATTOOING;

EID: 0032817749     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1999)25:2<123::AID-LSM4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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