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Had Levulan treatment for pre-cancers. How soon can I try it again?

patriciaonMay 3, 2018
Had levulan applied waited 2 hours then blu light therapy for 17 minutes. Felt burning on face for 2 days followed instruction now one week later, very slight peeling and no real results noticed.

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