"More is missed by not looking than by not knowing"[Thomas McCrae, 1870-1935].
CASE 1: A 19-year-old woman presented with a black crust on one part of the tattoo on her right leg (Fig. 1) which appeared after laser-assisted hair removal by an alexandrite laser (755 nm). CASE 2: A 28-year-old man underwent laser-assisted hair removal from his back and shoulders by an alexandrite laser (755 nm), after which he developed a burn on part of the tattoo on his right shoulder and was left with an atrophic scar (Fig. 2).
Wolf
Ronni
R
Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, Israel. wolf_r@netvision.net.il
Orion
Edith
E
Marcos
Batsheva
B
Matz
Hagit
H
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods