title: Tattoo removal.
abstract: The reasons for tattoo removal can be personal, social, cultural, and medical. Removal methods have been many and varied, and all of the past methods are summarized. Details of modern tattoo removal methods by physicians, ranging from dermabrasion to laser therapy, are described. Included are descriptions of excision and closure techniques, and split-thickness tangential excision.
mesh_terms: D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000379:methods; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013653:Tattooing