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Clinical effects of non-ablative and ablative fractional lasers on various hair disorders: a case series of 17 patients

Suhyun ChoDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Min Ju ChoiDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Zhenlong ZhengDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;Department of Dermatology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, P. R. China
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Boncheol GooClinic L, Goyang, Korea
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Do-Young KimDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung Bin ChoDepartment of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 74-79 | Received 24 May 2012, Accepted 25 Dec 2012, Published online: 06 Mar 2013

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