\- For treating unwanted tattoos, the gold standard treatment is a nanosecond or picosecond laser. However, comparative microscopic analysis is limited. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to analysis morphological changes of tattoo particles and surrounding tissue in human skin.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Patients with unwanted tattoos who plan a laser treatment will be recruited for measurements using a multiphoton-tomography system. These are scheduled 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment.
Patients with unwanted tattoos who plan a laser treatment will be recruited for measurements using a multiphoton-tomography system. These are scheduled 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
RECRUITINGSize of intercellular spaces
Size of intercellular spaces after picosecond or nanosecond laser treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment
Size of keratinocytes
Size of keratinocytes after picosecond or nanosecond laser treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment
Size of tattoo particles
Size of tattoo particles after picosecond or nanosecond laser treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment
Distribution of tattoo particles
Distribution though the epidermal and dermal layers after picosecond or nanosecond laser treatment.
Time frame: 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment
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