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Patient satisfaction study of unwanted facial and body hair: 5 years experience with intense pulsed light

P Lor Causadermis, Zürich, Switzerland
,
B Lennartz Causadermis, Zürich, Switzerland
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R Ruedlinger Causadermis, Zürich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 73-79 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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