Laser therapy of tattoos;Lasertherapie von tätowierungen

Kosmetische Medizin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-11

  Bäumler, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color pigments; Laser therapy; Tattoo removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 66749182769     PISSN: 14304031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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