title: Watchmaker's pin-vise for manual tattooing of vitiligo.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tattooing is a commonly used procedure for camouflage of depigmented lesions, especially in vitiligo.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To find a cheap and effective instrument for manual tattooing.
  
  
  METHODS
  A watchmaker's pin-vise has been described for use as an instrument along with sewing needles for tattooing in vitiligo.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A watchmaker's pin-vise is a cheap and effective for manual tattooing of vitiligo.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A watchmaker's pin-vise loaded with sewing needles is an effective, cheap, and sterilizable instrument for tattooing. Sewing needles can be used as disposable needles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anjum
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: Gurvinder P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Thami
authors.forename: Mala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013653:Tattooing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000628:therapy*