Erbium:Yag laser therapy of lichenoid red tattoo reaction.
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.
De Argila
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Unidad de Dermatología y Cosmética, Clínica Los Naranjos, Enrique Segura Otaño 12, 06005 Badajoz, Spain. dargilad@meditex.es
Chaves
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Moreno
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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
D004396:Coloring Agents; D004871:Erbium