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Case Reports and Short Report

A 12-month follow-up of hypopigmentation after laser hair removal

Carla Raquel FontanaDepartamento de Analises Clinicas, Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Expedicionários do Brasil 1621, Araraquara, SP, 14801-960, BrasilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel BoniniFaculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 - Monte Alegre, SP, 14049-900, Brasil
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Vanderlei Salvador BagnatoInstituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av Trabalhador São Carlense 400, São Carlos, SP, 15980-900, Brasil
Pages 80-84 | Received 07 Jun 2012, Accepted 07 Dec 2012, Published online: 05 Feb 2013

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