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Efficacy and safety of fractional CO2 laser and tranexamic acid versus microneedling and tranexamic acid in the treatment of infraorbital hyperpigmentation

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Pages 1391-1396 | Received 13 Jun 2020, Accepted 28 Aug 2020, Published online: 09 Sep 2020

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