Use of the Q-switched 755-nm alexandrite laser to treat recalcitrant pigment after depigmentation therapy for vitiligo

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1043-1045

  Rao, Jaggi ^a   Fitzpatrick, Richard E ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Dermatology Associates of San Diego County Inc   (United States)

^d Dermatol Assoc S Diego Co Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q SWITCHED ALEXANDRITE LASER; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITILIGO;

AGED; BERYLLIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; VITILIGO;

EID: 3042780968     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30313.x     Document Type: Article

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