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For this reason, new treatment modalities and approaches are needed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of fractional carbon dioxide (CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) laser therapy followed by narrow band ultraviolet\u2010B (NB\u2010UVB) phototherapy on stable resistant vitiligo.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty\u2010two patients with stable bilateral vitiligo were enrolled. For each patient, one side of the body was treated with NB\u2010UVB in addition to two sessions of fractional CO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> laser performed at 2\u2010months interval (laser side), while the other side was treated with NB\u2010UVB alone (control side). NB\u2010UVB was administrated twice weekly for 4\u00a0months. 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