title: Erbium:Yag laser therapy of lichenoid red tattoo reaction.
abstract: Delayed reactions caused by red tattoo pigments are often difficult to treat. We report a 31-year-old female patient with a lichenoid reaction to a red tattoo on the right ankle who was successfully treated with five sessions of a surgical Erbium:Yag laser, using several passes in each session. Our work leads us to consider that Er:Yag laser therapy may be an effective and safe treatment for these therapeutically challenging reactions.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Dermatología y Cosmética, Clínica Los Naranjos, Enrique Segura Otaño 12, 06005 Badajoz, Spain. dargilad@meditex.es
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Argila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D004871:Erbium; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004871:Erbium