Removal of bikini hair using a rapid 810-nm diode laser

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 392-396

  Krauss, Madeline C ^a,b  

^a NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Alma Lasers Ltd   (United States)

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