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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Comparative Study Between the Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser/Radiofrequency, PRP and a Combination of Both in the Treatment of Striae Distensae: A Pilot Study

Iman Sany1 Department of Dermatology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Rehab Mohamed Sobhi1 Department of Dermatology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Ashraf Badawi2 Department of Medical Laser Applications, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;3 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-7498View further author information
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Zeinab Mohamed Elmaadawi4 Department of Histology & Cell Biology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
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Pakinam Ibrahim Nabil Mostafa1 Department of Dermatology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1687-1694 | Received 28 Mar 2022, Accepted 04 Aug 2022, Published online: 19 Aug 2022

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