Laser Treatment of Tattoos and Other Dyschromia

摘要: Q-switched lasers (alexandrite, Nd:YAG and ruby lasers) can successfully remove tattoos with few adverse effects. Removing professional usually entails 20–25 treatment sessions at intervals of 4–6 weeks. Residual pigment may remain, especially when multi-coloured are involved. Amateur traumatic easier to treat (5–10 sessions). Drug-induced hyperpigmentation is fairly common tends respond well laser (the exception here chrysiasis). Frequent effects changes in pigmentation (particularly hypopigmentation), shifts tattoo colour skin texture; the latter two temporary. Scarring possible but rare performed correctly.