Surgical pearl: Removal of cosmetic lip-liner tattoo with the pulsed carbon dioxide laser

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 271-272

  Mafong, Erick A ^a   Kauvar, Arielle N B ^a   Geronemus, Roy G ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; DICLOXACILLIN; IRON OXIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LASER SURGERY; LIP; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; TATTOOING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037329021     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.29     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Geronemus RG. Surgical pearl: Q-switched Nd:YAG laser removal of eyeliner tattoo. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996;35:101-2.
2. Goyal S, Arndt KA, Stern RS, O'Hare D, Dover JS. Laser treatment of tattoos: a prospective, paired, comparison study of the Q-switched Nd:YAG (1064 nm), frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YAG (532 nm), and Q-switched ruby lasers. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997;36:122-5.
3. Anderson RR, Geronemus R, Kilmer SL, Farinelli W, Fitzpatrick RE. Cosmetic tattoo ink darkening. A complication of Q-switched and pulsed-laser treatment. Arch Dermatol 1993;129:1010-4.