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Nevus spilus: treatment with fractional CO2 laser in combination with MedLite C6 laser: a preliminary study

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We thank the individuals and their families who participated in this project. We also thank Prof. Dough Zhang for his English grammar editing. This work was supported by the Natural Science Fund of Anhui Province (NO1608085MH194).

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    1. Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230032, China

      Mingjun Tang, Yuyan Cheng, Shengxiu Liu, Yujun Sheng, Yongjiang Li, Weiwei Yin, Wenming Zhou, Sen Yang & Xuejun Zhang

    2. Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, 230601, China

      Chunjun Yang & Xuejun Zhang

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    Tang, M., Cheng, Y., Yang, C. et al. Nevus spilus: treatment with fractional CO2 laser in combination with MedLite C6 laser: a preliminary study. Lasers Med Sci 32, 1659–1662 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-016-2128-z

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