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Pulse Dye Laser for Keratosis Pilaris Rubra Faceii?

Somerset3644Feb 13, 2011

I am a teenage guy and really want to get rid of my condition. Could you tell me if it works, where I could get it done, and how much it costs?

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Dr. Lawrence Osman, MD
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