Decorative new tattoo laser removalDecorative tattoo is an art of body paint, created by inserting colored pigment inito the skin. There are people who want to have tattoo, but there are some who want to remove it. Neodymium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser 1064 nm is one of the equipment that could be used for new tattoo laser removal through selective phototermolysis mechanism, in which laser beam penetrates into tattoo;s pigment and destroy it. In this report, a forty-three years old man admitted with chief complaint of being uncomfortable with decorative scorpion tattoo in right upper arm, due to his plan to do the pilgrimmage. He was treated with long pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser with fluence of 800 and 900 J/cm2, 6.0 mm spot size; 4.0 ms pulse duration. Six treatment sessions were performed at three-week intervals, and it resulted in 80% improvement. In this case Long pulsed 1064 nm (Nd:YAG) laser was effective for new tattoo laser removal without any adverse effect in this patient
Decorative new tattoo laser removal
Decorative tattoo is an art of body paint, created by inserting colored pigment inito the skin. There are people who want to have tattoo, but there are some who want to remove it. Neodymium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser 1064 nm is one of the equipment that could be used for new tattoo laser removal through selective phototermolysis mechanism, in which laser beam penetrates into tattoo;s pigment and destroy it. In this report, a forty-three years old man admitted with chief complaint of being uncomfortable with decorative scorpion tattoo in right upper arm, due to his plan to do the pilgrimmage. He was treated with long pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser with fluence of 800 and 900 J/cm2, 6.0 mm spot size; 4.0 ms pulse duration. Six treatment sessions were performed at three-week intervals, and it resulted in 80% improvement. In this case Long pulsed 1064 nm (Nd:YAG) laser was effective for new tattoo laser removal without any adverse effect in this patient
Decorative tattoo
