TATTOO REMOVAL BY CRYOSURGERY.

Author(s) : DVIR E., HIRSHOWITZ S.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

INDIVIDUALS HAVING TATTOOS WERE TREATED BY CRYOTHERAPY WITH A FREEZING TEMPERATURE OF 188 K (-85C), USING A DOUBLE FREEZE-THAW CYCLE WITH EACH CYCLE LASTING 60 SECONDS. NO ANESTHESIA WAS USED. THE PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE TREATED AREAS ARE PRESENTED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT CRYOSURGICAL TREATMENT OFFERS A SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF TATTOOS AND IT WAS FELT THAT COMMERCIAL TATTOOS WOULD BE MORE AMENABLE TO THIS THERAPY THAN NONPROFESSIONAL TATTOOS.

Details

  • Original title: TATTOO REMOVAL BY CRYOSURGERY.
  • Record ID : 1982-0646
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Plast. reconstr. Surg. - n. 66
  • Publication date: 1980
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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