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Can You Have IPL Treatment if You've Been Treated for Skin Cancer?

Dothan9171Feb 9, 2011

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Dr. Otto Joseph Placik, MD
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Dr. Stephen Prendiville, MD
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Dr. John Soderberg, MD, MPH
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Dr. Grant Stevens, MD
Dr. Grant Stevens, MD
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Dr. Michael Eidelman, MD
Dr. Michael Eidelman, MD
Board Certified Dermatologist
Answered on Feb 14, 2011
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Dr. Joseph Campanelli, MD
Dr. Joseph Campanelli, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Answered on Feb 11, 2011
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Dr. Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS (retired)
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