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Can laser therapy completely remove dermatillomania scars and shoe bite scars?

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anweshanOct 16, 2017

When young I used to pick insect bitten skin and now the areas have turned brownish black..Also a few years ago i had some shoe bites and now those areas have turned brownish black...The scars are moderate..Can laser therapy remove them completely??

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