BACKGROUND Although permanent tattoos are becoming increasingly commonplace, there is a paucity of epidemiological data on adverse tattoo reactions. Several European studies have indicated that tattoo reactions may be relatively common, although the extent of this phenomenon in the United States is largely unknown. OBJECTIVES To provide insights into the prevalence and nature of adverse tatto...

Introduction In 2012, an outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae infections in tattoo recipients in Rochester, NY was found to be associated with premixed tattoo ink contaminated before distribution.1 In May 2012, a case of M. chelonae was reported in a New York City (NYC) resident who received a tattoo with ink alleged to have been diluted with tap water. When a second case of M. chelonae in a tatt...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perfluorodecalin (PFD) has previously been shown to rapidly dissipate the opaque, white micro-bubble layer formed after exposure of tattoos to Q-switched lasers [1]. The current pilot study was conducted to qualitatively determine if the use of a transparent PFD-infused silicone patch would result in more rapid clearance of tattoos than conventional through-air techniq...

Numerous infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic complications secondary to tattoo placement have been reported in the literature. Within inflammatory complications sarcoidal granulomatous reactions have been described. We report two cases, a 55-year-old woman with yellowish infiltrated plaques on bilateral ciliary region, 16 years after the placement of a permanent tattoo in the eyebrows, and ...

Introduction: Tattoos are a vastly popular form of body modification. However, there are no government regulations in regards to tattoo ink compositions. In this paper we report a case of chronic ulceration secondary to tattoo. Case presentation: A 42-year-old female presented with a history of a non healing ulcer on her leg over a recent tattoo. Surgical excision of ulcerated area as well as n...

How to cite this article Hu J, Bounds CE, Budgeon LR, Cladel NM, Balogh K and Christensen ND. DNA Vaccines Delivered By Microneedle and Tattoo Gun Induce Protective Immune Responses to Hla-A2.1 Restricted CRPV E1 and HPV16e7 Epitopes in HLA-A2.1 Transgenic Rabbits. SM Vaccine Vaccin. 2016; 2(1): 1017. OPEN ACCESS Gene gun delivery of DNA vaccines has proven to be effective for protective and th...

Tattoo is a form of art and identity and is a permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars. Word “tattoo” originated from polynesian „tatau‟ meaning „to mark‟. 1 Practice is known to be prevalent since 2000 BC. Estimates of prevalence of tattoos in current population ranges from 8.5% to 24% and 2% of them have adverse...

Tattoos are common phenomena in the western world and the demand for their removal has become widespread in the recent years. The introduction of quality-switched lasers has provided an effective removal method that is increasingly being exploited by tattoo studios themselves. Dermatologists, however, are frequently confronted with complications and side effects of tattoo removals that were per...

In this study a new approach to laser tattoo removal is proposed. Although Qswitched laser systems have become the gold standard in tattoo removal, they also have their limitations. To overcome existing procedure limits, pretreatment conditioning of the skin with a fractional Er:YAG laser was studied. Laserdrilled micro channels known as skin perforations were found to enhance the efficacy o...