Revisiting the Michel/green controversy of 1879: Was Carron du Villards the first to use probe/needle electrolysis for permanent hair destruction?

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 947-951

  Wagner Jr , Richard F ^a   Brysk, Henry ^a   Tyring, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUTERIZATION; DIATHERMY; ELECTROLYSIS; EYELID; HAIR; NEEDLE; REVIEW; TRICHIASIS;

EID: 2642643753     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00135.x     Document Type: Review

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