title: Foreign body epithelioid granuloma after cosmetic eyebrow tattooing.
abstract: We describe two patients with epithelioid granulomatous inflammation on the eyebrows after undergoing cosmetic eyebrow tattooing. We tried to analyze the causative elements from biopsy specimens and tattoo inks with x-ray microanalysis. We suggest that granuloma caused by cosmetic eyebrow tattooing is a complication worthy of mention.
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013653:Tattooing