Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 274-283 , August 2010

Efficacy and safety of a carbon-dioxide ablative fractional resurfacing device for treatment of atrophic acne scars in Asians

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 Supported by a research grant from Ellipse A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)01207-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.051

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 274-283 , August 2010

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