To understand the role that tattooists play in providing skin care advice, we conducted an online, survey-based study of 90 licensed tattooists in New York City. The survey asked tattooists about their exposure to adverse tattoo events, advising on tattoo removal/correction, behaviors regarding preexisting skin conditions and aftercare, confidence in addressing client questions about adverse ev...

Fig 1. Monsel tattoo at baseline before treatment (A), after 2 cryotherapy sessions (B), and 1 month after the fourth cryotherapy session (C). INTRODUCTION Monsel solution is a commonly used hemostatic agent comprised of ferric subsulfate. Rarely, Monsel solution causes a tattoo reaction secondary to iron particle deposition in the dermis. We present a case of Monsel solution tattoo successfull...

Abstract The effects of officer appearance on public perceptions police have been the subject considerable scholarly attention. Little known research, however, has explored such officers’ each other. As part present we complement previous literature by testing perceptual uniforms and accoutrements among a sample sworn officers (N = 238) from Queensland Police Service. Our results reveal that di...

Tattooing has become more and more popular in today's society. The most common dermatological tattoo complications are represented by hypersensitivity reaction to tattoo pigments like irritant and allergical contact dermatitis, development of lichenoid areas and granulomatous responses, such as sarcoid granulomas or foreign body granulomas. Less frequently patients developing discoid lupus eryt...

The prevalence of decorative tattoos has grown significantly in recent years, and the demand for tattoo removal has also increased dramatically. The advent of the Q-switched laser (QSL) enabled the safe removal of tattoo pigment with minimal damage to surrounding skin structures. This method relies upon targeted destruction of pigment particles through selective photothermolysis. Matching of th...

Introduction: Modern tattoo removal began as a science approximately 20 years ago, and relatively few advances have been made since then. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to review the complications of tattoos and tattoo removal methods and second, to investigate both the epidemiology and legal issues of this phenomenon in Italy. Discussion: Complications of medical tattoos are changes ...

Tattoo art has been around for thousands of years in every culture and is currently flourishing in all age groups, social classes, and occupations. Despite the rising popularity of tattoos, demand for their removal has also increased. While various treatments, including surgical excision, dermabrasion, and chemical destruction have historically been applied, over the past 2 decades, lasers have...

Third-harmonic generation (THG) microscopy has been reported to provide intrinsic contrast in elastic fibers, cytoplasmic membrane, nucleus, actin filaments, lipid bodies, hemoglobin, and melanin in human skin. For advanced molecular imaging, exogenous contrast agents are developed for a higher structural or molecular specificity. We demonstrate the potential of the commonly adopted tattoo dye ...

BACKGROUND European Council resolutions on tattoo ink introduce sterility and preservation of inks to protect customers. Inks used in Denmark are typically purchased over the internet from international suppliers and manufacturers from the US and the UK. In Denmark tattoo inks are regulated and labelled according to REACH as if they were plain chemicals. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study ...