Ideas and Innovations: Complete Resolution of Surgical Marking Tattoo Postminimal Access Cranial Suspension Facelift Using a High-power Picosecond Laser

Autor: Andjela Nemcevic, MD, Shirin Bajaj, MD, Roy Geronemus, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 3, p e5680 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2169-7574
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DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005680
Popis: Summary:. Traumatic tattoos can occur when foreign pigment particles are embedded within the dermis, sometimes resulting as traumatic events. Traditional treatment modalities, including surgical excision, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, dermabrasion, CO2 lasers, and argon lasers, have limitations such as nonselectivity for pigment and risks of scarring and discoloration. We present the case of a patient who developed a postoperative tattoo after a minimal access cranial suspension facelift procedure that subsequently completely resolved after treatment with the high-powered 1064-nm picosecond laser. The patient achieved complete resolution of the postoperative tattoo after five laser treatments without adverse events or recurrence of pigmentation on follow-up. High-powered 1064-nm picosecond laser can serve as a fast, safe, and effective modality that in our clinic has become the first-line treatment for traumatic tattoos, and in our patient led to high satisfaction.
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