Classification of acne scars: A review with clinical and ultrasound correlation

Acne Scars: Classification and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-7

  Micali, Giuseppe ^a   Francesconi, Lidia ^a   Nardone, Beatrice ^a   Lacarrubba, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

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