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Histology changes of in vivo human skin after treatment with fractional 1064 nm Nd:YAG picosecond laser in different energy settings

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Abbreviations

Nd:YAG:

Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet

MLA:

Micro-lens arrays

LIC:

Laser-induced cavitation

RBC:

Red blood cell

LIOB:

Laser-induced optical breakdown

FDA:

Food and Drug Administration

DLA:

Diffractive lens arrays

IL:

Interleukin

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yin-Shuo Chang

  2. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yin-Shuo Chang & Ting-Hua Yang

  3. Department of Dermatology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Ting-Hua Yang

  4. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chien-Nien Li

  5. JMF Dermatology Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chien-Nien Li

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Yin-Shuo Chang, Ting-Hua Yang, and Chien-Nien Li. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Yin-Shuo Chang and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Chang, YS., Yang, TH. & Li, CN. Histology changes of in vivo human skin after treatment with fractional 1064 nm Nd:YAG picosecond laser in different energy settings. Lasers Med Sci 37, 2087–2092 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-021-03396-w

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