The use of ablative lasers in the treatment of facial melasma O uso de lasers ablativos no tratamento do melasma facial

Melasma represents a pigmentary disorder that is difficult to treat. This study aims to broadly review the use of ablative lasers (Er:YAG and CO2) in the treatment of melasma, presenting the level of evidence of studies published to date. A total of 75 patients were enrolled in four case series stud...

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Main Authors: Orlando Oliveira de Morais, Érica Freitas Lima Lemos, Márcia Carolline dos Santos Sousa, Ciro Martins Gomes, Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa, Carmen Déa Ribeiro de Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200238