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755-nm Q-switched alexandrite laser does not markedly benefit Becker’s nevus: a retrospective analysis of 59 cases

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Zhong, Y., Huang, L., Chen, Y. et al. 755-nm Q-switched alexandrite laser does not markedly benefit Becker’s nevus: a retrospective analysis of 59 cases. Lasers Med Sci 36, 699–702 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03115-x

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