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Case Q&A

Laser Removal of Buccal Skin Coloration Caused by India Ink Injection for Cancer Marking

09/28/2022

Noriko Uemura , MD, PhD;

Kanami Aoyagi , MD;

Kentaro Tanaka , MD, PhD;

Mutsumi Okazaki , MD, PhD;

Hiroki Mori , MD, PhD;

A 66-year-old woman with gingival cancer of the left maxilla underwent marking with India ink. This case highlights the care that is needed when marking with India ink and that laser irradiation offers a certain degree of efficacy against...

A 66-year-old woman with...

09/28/2022

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Case Report

Surgical Excision and Reconstruction of Tattoo Following Hypersensitivity

05/12/2022

Omar Elfanagely , MD;

Douglas J. Pugliese , MD, MPH;

Cody C. Fowler , MD, BS;

Kevin M. Klifto , DO, PharmD;

Sammy Othman , MD;

Stephen J. Kovach , MD;

A 50-year-old female patient with a chronic tattoo granuloma causing excessive pruritus, erythema, and ulceration, refractory to conservative and minimally invasive techniques, underwent full surgical excision and skin-graft reconstruction of...

A 50-year-old female patient...

05/12/2022

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Brief Communication

Illegal Tattoos Complicated by Staphylococcus Infections: A North Carolina Wound Care and Medical Center Experience

11/01/2012

Alan S. Coulson ;

11/01/2012

Wounds