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Original Article

Comparison of a combination diode laser and radiofrequency device (Polaris®) and a long‐pulsed 1064‐nm Nd:YAG laser (Lyra®) on leg telangiectases. Histologic and immunohistochemical analysis

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Pages 191-195 | Received 11 Jul 2006, Accepted 07 Sep 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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