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Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery

  • Jessica G. Labadie
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    Corresponding author. Department of DermatologyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiE 85th Street Skin and Laser Center 234 East 85th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10028.
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    Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, E85th Sth Skin & Laser Center, 234 East 85th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10028, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Present address: 515 North State Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654.
    Omer Ibrahim
    Footnotes
    1 Present address: 515 North State Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654.
    Affiliations
    Chicago Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Chicago, IL, USA
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    2 Present address: 1244 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Suite 103, MA 02467.
    Jeffrey S. Dover
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    2 Present address: 1244 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Suite 103, MA 02467.
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    SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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    1 Present address: 515 North State Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60654.
    2 Present address: 1244 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, Suite 103, MA 02467.
Published:February 26, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yacs.2022.10.001

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