Evaluation of cosmetic tattooing in localised stable vitiligo.
Thirty patients with localised stable vitiligo were selected from the Out Patient Department for cosmetic tattooing. Of them, 19 cases (63.3%) had skin patches, 9 cases (30%) had mucosal patches, and 2 cases (6.7%) had both skin and mucosal involvement. After complete clinical evaluation, cosmetic tattooing was performed on these patients, and they were followed up for 6 months. As results, 23 cases (76.7%) had excellent color matching, 2 cases (6.7%) had good color matching, and 5 cases (16.6%) had pigment shedding. Excellent results were seen in all mucosal patches. Dark complexion cases showed better results than fair complexion ones.
Mahajan
Bharat Bhushan
BB
Department of Dermatology, Government Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
Garg
Geeta
G
Gupta
Rajesh Rani
RR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004954:Esthetics; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D013653:Tattooing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*