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Comparative study of ablative fractional photothermolysis versus topical retinoid cream in the treatment of idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis

Won Seon KohDepartment of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jeong Eun KimDepartment of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Young Suck RoDepartment of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Joo Yeon KoDepartment of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 405-409 | Received 02 Jul 2017, Accepted 20 Feb 2018, Published online: 16 Mar 2018

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