title: Treatment of traumatic tattoo with the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.
abstract: Traumatic tattoos are undesirable tattoos caused by different foreign bodies such as fireworks' particles, sand, metals, glass, gunpowder, asphalt, dust, or petroleum products embedded forcefully in the dermis. We report the case of a 54-year-old man who presented with sand and asphalt tattooing on his face following a bomb explosion 15 years ago. Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 1064 nm with a spot size of 4 mm and a fluence of 7.96 J/cm(2) were applied to treat the patient. The patient tolerated the treatment very well. Most of the blue dots became whitened immediately after the procedure and remained almost clear after a 6-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Medical Sciences / University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farzam
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gorouhi
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davari
authors.forename: Mansour Nassiri
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kashani
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Firooz
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D054042:Bombs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013653:Tattooing; D016896:Treatment Outcome