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Original Article

Comparison study of a long‐pulse pulsed dye laser and a long‐pulse pulsed alexandrite laser in the treatment of port wine stains

Li Li Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Taro Kono Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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William Frederick Groff Division of Cosmetic Dermatology, La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, La Jolla, California, USA
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Henry H. Chan Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine / Therapeutic and Pediatric, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Yoshihiko Kitazawa Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Motohiro Nozaki Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 12-15 | Received 11 Sep 2007, Accepted 18 Nov 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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