Motivation for Tattoo Removal

摘要: Background and Design: Motivational issues surrounding tattoo removal are important to understand because tattooing is flourishing, thus creating many requests for removal. A descriptive study a 67-item survey were used examine characteristics of tattooed patients seeking laser therapy The setting was the Laser Dermatology Center, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, large metropolitan ambulatory clinic. Patients queried 64 males 41 females between ages 17 62 years with wide variety vocational professional occupations. We assessed risk factors decisions experiences that might later influence their motivation have tattoos removed by therapy. Results: Motivation, treatment, cost, terms money, pain, disfigurement all entered into decision making removed. Strong elements purchase possesion risks documented as well an improved sense self maturity. patient's maturation contrast notion waiting room filled ill-behaved stereotypical individuals. Most participants impulsively obtained internal expectations self-identity at early age still internally motivated dissociate from past improve self-identity. Conclusions: Poor subsequent personal regret seem be frequent motivations removal, viable methods accessibility programs important. In addition, educational adolescents about reduce promote dissuasion should implemented. (Arch Dermatol. 1996;132:412-416)