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Treatment of striae distensae using an ablative Erbium: YAG fractional laser versus a 585-nm pulsed-dye laser

Gerd G. GauglitzDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Markus ReinholzDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Peter KaudewitzDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Jürgen SchauberDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Thomas RuzickaDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Pages 117-119 | Received 21 Feb 2013, Accepted 10 Sep 2013, Published online: 18 Nov 2013

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