title: Evaluation of cosmetic tattooing in localised stable vitiligo.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Government Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Bharat Bhushan
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Rajesh Rani
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: 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*