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Use of fractionated microneedle radiofrequency for necrobiosis lipoidica

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    Rana Abdat, Stephanie R. Cohen, Sandhya Deverapalli, Joyce Hoot & F. Clarissa Yang

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Abdat, R., Cohen, S.R., Deverapalli, S. et al. Use of fractionated microneedle radiofrequency for necrobiosis lipoidica. Lasers Med Sci 36, 1337–1339 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03237-2

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