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Efficacy of 577 nm pro-yellow laser in the treatment of melasma: a prospective split-face study

Essam-Elden Mohamed MohamedProfessor of Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdel-Khalek Hassan YounesProfessor of Dermatology Department, Al Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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Ghada Mohamed HusseinSpecialist in Dermatology Department, Abnob Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
Pages 107-110 | Received 22 Dec 2018, Accepted 15 Mar 2020, Published online: 27 Mar 2020

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