Colour shift following tattoo removal with Q-switched Nd-YAG laser (1064/532)

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 482-487

  Peach, A H S ^a   Thomas, K ^a   Kenealy, J ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour; Laser; Pigment; Tattoo removal

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; COLOR; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOO;

EID: 0032857831     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3151     Document Type: Article

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