Surgical Removal of Tattoos by Carbon Dioxide Laser

A New Technique for Laser Treatment of Cutaneous Tumors

“…This empirical technique is described in almost all published reports where the CO 2 laser was used to vaporize a cutaneous neoplasm, 2–9 wart, 10 hemangioma, 11–13 or tattoo 14,15 . Despite its widespread acceptance, it has several limitations.…”