Early treatment of traumatic tattoo by erbium-YAG laser
K. Kunzi-Rapp
Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology at the University of Ulm, Germany
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Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorS. Wortmann
Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR-U. Peter
Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorK. Kunzi-Rapp
Institute for Laser Technologies in Medicine and Metrology at the University of Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorG.M. Krähn
Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorS. Wortmann
Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR-U. Peter
Department of Dermatology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, D−89081 Ulm, Germany
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