Techniques and devices used for tattoo removal

Dermatologic Complications with Body Art: Tattoos, Piercings and Permanent Make-Up

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 91-105

  Verhaeghe, Evelien ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84892342038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03292-9_7     Document Type: Chapter

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