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Laser tattoo removal: is there light at the end of the tunnel or is it just the light of an oncoming train?
S. Karsai,
S. Karsai
Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Search for more papers by this author W. Bäumler,
W. Bäumler
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this author C. Raulin,
C. Raulin
Laserklinik Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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S. Karsai,
S. Karsai
Department of Dermatology, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Search for more papers by this author W. Bäumler,
W. Bäumler
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Search for more papers by this author C. Raulin,
C. Raulin
Laserklinik Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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First published: 20 December 2016
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