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Treatment of henna-induced Riehl’s melanosis with a 755-nm picosecond alexandrite laser

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Shinbian Total Skin Clinic, 1-8-16 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0001, Japan

    Takanori Iwayama

  2. Department of Dermatology, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono City, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan

    Masahiro Oka

  3. Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan

    Takeshi Fukumoto

  4. Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Takeshi Fukumoto

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Iwayama, T., Oka, M. & Fukumoto, T. Treatment of henna-induced Riehl’s melanosis with a 755-nm picosecond alexandrite laser. Lasers Med Sci 35, 1659–1661 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03077-0

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