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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 25:48:138-140.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.11.011. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Long-pulsed alexandrite laser depilation of hard palate radial forearm free flap reconstruction

Nishita Lockwood  1 , Donovan Lockwood  2 , Ansley Roche  2 , Saral Mehra  2 , Kathleen Suozzi  1
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Long-pulsed alexandrite laser depilation of hard palate radial forearm free flap reconstruction

Nishita Lockwood et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: hair removal; intraoral reconstruction; lasers.

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Fig 1
Results of laser hair removal treatment for intraoral terminal hairs secondary to transposed free flap from forearm to hard palate. A, Pretreatment; B, posttreatment long-pulsed alexandrite × 2 treatments.
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After completion of treatment.
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