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Combination laser therapy as a non-surgical method for treating congenital melanocytic nevi from cosmetically sensitive locations on the body

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan

    Emi Funayama, Yuhei Yamamoto, Naoki Murao, Toshihiko Hayashi, Taku Maeda & Masayuki Osawa

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

    Akihiko Oyama

  3. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

    Hiroshi Furukawa

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Funayama, E., Yamamoto, Y., Oyama, A. et al. Combination laser therapy as a non-surgical method for treating congenital melanocytic nevi from cosmetically sensitive locations on the body. Lasers Med Sci 34, 1925–1928 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-019-02753-0

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