Tan, 2011 - Google Patents

Laser treatment of tattoos

Tan, 2011

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14060231830495068166
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Tan E
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Textbook of Laser and Light Dermatology in the Asian Skin

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Tattoos can be dated back to prehistory. There is a paucity of demographic data on tattoos in the Asian population although there are various studies from the West. 1-4 Some of the reasons for the increasing popular-ity of tattooing in the United States include peer pressure …
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