Treatment of traumatic tattoos with the Nd YAG laser: A series of nine cases

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-98

  Haywood, R M ^a   Monk, B E ^a   Mahaffey, P J ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; Nd YAG; Traumatic tattoos

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN CARE; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TATTOO;

EID: 0033103458     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3054     Document Type: Article

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