title: [Treatment of gunpowder tattoo and foreign bodies after blast injuries].
abstract: Gunpowder traumatic tattoo and foreign bodies in the skin secondary to explosions or gunshots need to be treated within 72 h if possible to achieve good aesthetic results. Hypertrophic scars can be treated by skin resurfacing using the Erb-YAG laser or the CO₂ laser, while traumatic tattoos can be removed with the Q-switched rubin laser.
authors: Abt. Dermatologie und Venerologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Deutschland. gweisel@derma.de
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Weisel
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Pillekamp
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000628:therapy; D004954:Esthetics; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D058629:Plasma Skin Regeneration / Q000379:methods; D011208:Powders; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013653:Tattooing; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents; D011208:Powders