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Original Research Reports

Pigmentation: selective photothermolysis or non-specific skin necrosis using different intense pulsed light systems?

Russell EmersonConsultant Dermatologist, Hove Skin Clinic, Hove, UK
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Caerwyn AshCyden Institute of Light Therapy, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, UK
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Godfrey TownUniversity of Wales, Global Academy, Swansea Metropolitan University, Faculty of Applied Design & Engineering, Swansea, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kelvin DonneSwansea Metropolitan University, Faculty of Applied Design & Engineering, Swansea Metropolitan University, Swansea, UK
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Tokuya OmiDepartment of Dermatology, Queens Square Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Gwenaelle DanielSwansea Metropolitan University, Faculty of Applied Design & Engineering, Swansea Metropolitan University, Swansea, UK
Pages 133-142 | Received 08 Sep 2012, Accepted 03 Dec 2012, Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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