Removal of amateur blue‐black tattoos in Arabic women of skin type (III–IV) with Q‐switched alexandrite laser

Bukhari, Iqbal A.

doi:10.1111/j.1473-2165.2005.40211.x

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“…The Ti:Sapphire laser used in the current study has a very short, 300 ps, pulse-duration enabling high peak powers. Typically, Q-switched alexandrite laser have relatively long pulse-durations in the 50-100 ns range, compared to 5-10 ns for Q-switched, Nd:YAG lasers delivering 1064 and 532 nm laser energy [8][9][10][11][12][13]17]. The new picosecond-domain, 755 nm lasers represent a major shortening of the pulse-duration from 50 to 100 ns to approximately 500-900 ps [20,21].…”

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A novel titanium sapphire picosecond‐domain laser safely and effectively removes purple, blue, and green tattoo inks

2018

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BackgroundGreen, blue, and purple tattoo pigments are often the colors most resistant to laser removal. Recently, the first ever production picosecond‐domain laser with a 785 nm wavelength was developed to improve the rate of clearance of green, blue, and purple tattoo inks.MethodsTwenty‐two tattoos from 15 subjects with skin phototypes II–IV were enrolled in the study. A total of four treatments were administered using a single 785 nm picosecond‐domain laser wavelength. Blinded assessment of digital, cross‐polarized photographs taken approximately 8 weeks following the last treatment was performed using an 11‐point clearance scale.ResultsFourteen subjects with 21 tattoos completed all study visits. The 21 tattoos contained the following pigments: black (n = 15), green (n = 13), blue (n = 8), yellow (n = 5), purple (n = 4), and red (n = 3). Treatments were performed with a 2‐4‐mm beam diameter and fluences ranging from 1.1 to 3.1 J/cm2. Blinded assessment of photographs found 85%, 81%, 74%, 61%, 11%, and 5% clearance from baseline photos for purple, blue, green, black, red, and yellow pigments, respectively. Treatments were well tolerated with typical erythema, edema and one case of pinpoint bleeding. No scarring was noted.ConclusionThis first study of a new 785 nm picosecond‐domain laser demonstrates safe and effective removal of multicolor tattoos. Although clearance was shown for a multitude of colors including black, the 785 nm laser wavelength has special affinity to purple, blue and green tattoo pigments. Lasers Surg. Med. 50:704–710, 2018. © 2018 The Authors. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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A novel titanium sapphire picosecond‐domain laser safely and effectively removes purple, blue, and green tattoo inks

2018

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“…7,[11][12][13] Moreover, traumatic tattoos with black asphalt pigment benefit from effective laser treatments. 13 In contrast, decorative tattoos are often composed of a variety of colour inks, which may require more than 8-12 treatments for clearance, although sometimes even resistant to laser treatments. 1,4,8,14 In addition, multicoloured tattoos require more than one laser system, because each tattoo colour is generally treated with its complementary Q-sw laser wavelength.…”

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Q‐switched YAG laser vs. punch biopsy excision for iatrogenic radiation tattoo markers – a randomized controlled trial

Bregnhøj

Hædersdal²

2010

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…In burn-blast tattoos, foreign particles (dynamite particles) in skin necessitated that these particles be removed by surgical intervention immediately after injury for better aesthetic outcome. Bukhari reported tattoo in Arabian society used to have a cosmetic importance on the face of females, these were usually amateur tattoos done by non professional women in the tribes, nowadays Q-switched alexandrite laser is considered an effective method of tattoo removal (11). …”

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Application of Silver Sulfadiazine Cream With Early Surgical Intervention in Patients Suffering From Combined Burn-Blast Injury Facial Tattoos

Ebrahimi¹,

Motamedi²

2012

Trauma Mon

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Severe combined burn-blast injury is a great challenge to surgical teams due to its high mortality. It also results in unsightly traumatic tattoos.The aims of these case reports were to clarify the clinical characteristic of the dynamite explosion burn-blast facial injuries and discuss appropriate management of these patients. We report two patients suffering from facial burn-blast injury following dynamite explosion in which after primary stabilization, silver sulfadiazine cream was applied to the wounds and 12 hours later the wounds were cleaned under general anesthesia with vigorous saline solution irrigation and brushing. The foreign particles were meticulously removed from wounds and simultaneous repairing of defects was done with nylon 6-0 sutures. We conclude application of silver sulfadiazine cream on facial burn-blast injury tattoos several hours before surgical removal of particles is highly efficacious in facilitating particle removal and attaining a good result following surgical intervention, and primary repair. Treatment of combined burn-blast tattoos is different from other types of tattoos not associated with burns. Debridement and removal of foreign particles under general anesthesia from skin immediately and primary reconstruction of wounds is essential. We recommend application of the topical agent silver sulfadiazine to wounds about 12 hours before surgical intervention.

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Removal of amateur blue‐black tattoos in Arabic women of skin type (III–IV) with Q‐switched alexandrite laser

Abstract: Tattoo pigment removal by Q-switched alexandrite laser is an effective method in skin type (III-IV) with minimal side effects, which gives high patient satisfaction.

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

A novel titanium sapphire picosecond‐domain laser safely and effectively removes purple, blue, and green tattoo inks

A novel titanium sapphire picosecond‐domain laser safely and effectively removes purple, blue, and green tattoo inks

Q‐switched YAG laser vs. punch biopsy excision for iatrogenic radiation tattoo markers – a randomized controlled trial

Application of Silver Sulfadiazine Cream With Early Surgical Intervention in Patients Suffering From Combined Burn-Blast Injury Facial Tattoos

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