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Clinical Research

Clinical & ultrastructural evaluation of the effect of fractional CO2 laser on facial melasma

Zenab G. El-SinbawyDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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N. M. AbdelnabiDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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N. E. SarhanHistology, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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L. H. ElgarhyDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 135-144 | Received 03 Dec 2018, Accepted 25 Sep 2019, Published online: 01 Oct 2019

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