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Dermatologic Complications with Body Art

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  1. Ghent University Hospital Department of Dermatology, De Pintelaan, Gent, 185, 9000, Belgium

    Evelien Verhaeghe

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  1. Department of Dermatology AZ Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, Brugge, 8000, Belgium

    Christa De Cuyper

  2. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Department of Dermatology Clinica Las Condes, Lo Fontecilla, Santiago, 441, Chile

    Maria Luisa Pérez-Cotapos S

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Verhaeghe, E. (2009). Techniques and Devices Used for Tattoo Removal. In: Cuyper, C.D., Pérez-Cotapos S, M.L. (eds) Dermatologic Complications with Body Art. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03292-9_7

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