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Cutaneous surgery and oncology

Treatment of atrophic scars with fractional photothermolysis: Short-term follow-up

Gyeong-Hun Park Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Do-Young Rhee Gangwon Branch of Korean Hansen Welfare Association, Wonju, Korea
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Hana Bak Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung-Eun Chang Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mi-Woo Lee Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jee-Ho Choi Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kee-Chan Moon Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jang-Seok Bang Meline Dermatology Clinic, Seoul, Korea
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Beom-Joon Kim Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Myeung-Nam Kim Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Sun-Young Lee Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Pages 43-48 | Received 05 Aug 2009, Accepted 25 Oct 2009, Published online: 24 Jul 2010

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