Tattoo removal - State of the art;Tätowierungsentfernung - State of the art

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 889-897

  Pfirrmann, Gudrun ^a   Karsai, Syrus ^a   Roos, Susanne ^a   Hammes, Stefan ^a   Raulin, Christian ^a  

^a LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects laser surgery; Color; Humans; Lasers; Microscopy; Pigments, Biological effects; Skin; Therapeutic use laser surgery

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRACTUBEX; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ARGON LASER; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOALLERGY; PULSED DYE LASER; Q SWITCH ALEXANDRITE LASER; Q SWITCHED NEODYNIUM: YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; Q SWITCHED RUBY LASER; REVIEW; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TATTOO; TATTOOING;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TATTOOING;

EID: 35148870675     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06405.x     Document Type: Review

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