Tattoo darkening and nonresponse after laser treatment: A possible role for titanium dioxide

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Ross, E Victor ^a   Yashar, Sharam ^a   Michaud, Norm ^b   Fitzpatrick, Richard ^c   Geronemus, Roy ^d   Tope, Whitney D ^c,e   Anderson, R Rox ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Dermatology Associates   (United States)

^d LASER AND SKIN SURGERY CENTER OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TATTOO; TATTOOING; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TATTOOING; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0035139319     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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