TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Tattoo Removal
A1  - Tannous, Zeina
A1  - Avram, Mathew M.
A1  - Tsao, Sandy
A1  - Avram, Marc R.
PY  - 2011
T2  - Color Atlas of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2e
AB  - Tens  of  millions  of  Americans  have  tattoos.  Over  time,  many  decide  that  they  want  the  tattoo  to  be  removed.  Quality-switched  (Q-switched)  lasers  are  effective  in  removing  most  tattoo  pigments  safely  (Figs.  63.1–63.3).  The  appropriate  laser  wavelength  is  determined  by  the  tattoo  ink’s  absorption  spectrum.  It  is  believed  that  laser  pulses  in  the  nanosecond  range  target  tattoo  pigments  and  break  them  into  smaller  particles,  thereby  facilitating  removal  of  the  pigment  transepidermally  or  via  macrophages  and  local  scavenger  cells.  In  order  to  treat  multicolored  tattoos,  several  Q-switched  laser  wavelengths  must  be  employed.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175823848
ER  -