Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 426-431 , April 2007

Laser hair removal in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Received 25 April 2006 ,Accepted 6 November 2006.

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☆ Presented at the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery meeting, Orlando, Florida, 1 April 2005; also presented at the Winter Meeting, British Association Plastic Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons, London, 2 December 2004; also presented at the British Skin Laser Study Group Meeting, Annual Meeting, Epsom, 11 May 2005.

PII: S1748-6815(06)00579-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.006

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 426-431 , April 2007

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