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Treatment of red tattoo reaction using CO2 laser

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  1. Dermatology Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Autovía A7, km 187, CP 19603, Marbella, Málaga, Spain

    José Francisco Millán-Cayetano

  2. University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain

    José Francisco Millán-Cayetano

  3. Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

    Adrián Alegre-Sánchez & Pablo Boixeda

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Informed consent was signed by all participants before receiving the treatment. As we have performed a retrospective review of cases, no additional consents have been obtained.

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Millán-Cayetano, J.F., Alegre-Sánchez, A. & Boixeda, P. Treatment of red tattoo reaction using CO2 laser. Lasers Med Sci 33, 1171–1173 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-017-2229-3

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