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Case Report

Utilizing fractional resurfacing in the treatment of therapy‐resistant melasma

Zeina S. Tannous Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Susanne Astner Wellman Center of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 39-43 | Received 17 Mar 2005, Accepted 31 Mar 2005, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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