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Acoustic Shock Waves Associated with Lasers to Accelerate Tattoo Removal Procedures: A Real-World Study.
| Τίτλος: | Acoustic Shock Waves Associated with Lasers to Accelerate Tattoo Removal Procedures: A Real-World Study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Scarcella G; Dermo Laser Office, Verona, Italy. |
| Πηγή: | Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery [Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg] 2026 Jan; Vol. 44 (1), pp. 48-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 23. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Observational Study |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101734781 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2578-5478 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 25785478 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [New Rochelle, NY] : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., [2019]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Lasers, Gas*/therapeutic use , High-Energy Shock Waves*/therapeutic use , Low-Level Light Therapy*/methods , Tattooing*, Humans ; Adult ; Female ; Prospective Studies ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult ; Tattoo Removal |
| Περίληψη: | Background: The combination of lasers and acoustic shock waves has shown promising results in accelerating tattoo removal. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of treatments combining lasers and shock waves regarding the number of sessions required for successful tattoo removal. Methods: A prospective, observational, real-world, single-center study including adults (>18 years) with ≥one professional tattoo of any color on any body part, excluding the head, partially removed or not. Devices were the QS laser RevLite® SI (Cynosure Lutronic, USA), the picosecond laser PicoWay® (Candela, USA), the CO Results: We included 22 patients (68.2% women and 68.2% Fitzpatrick phototype III) with a mean (range) age of 42 (22-68) years and 25 tattoos in total. Most tattoos were black (92.0%) and were removed using the picosecond laser (80.0%) and following the classic (40.0%) and the reinforced (60.0%) protocols in a total of 66 treatment sessions. In 22 tattoos undergoing more than one session, results were good or excellent in 68.2% of them after 2-4 sessions, with no adverse effects. Conclusion: Acoustic shock wave therapy constitutes a safe adjuvant treatment to accelerate laser-based tattoo removal. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Q-switched laser; acoustic shock wave therapy; laser CO2 fractional; picosecond laser; tattoo removal |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251117 Date Completed: 20260123 Latest Revision: 20260127 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/25785478251398320 |
| PMID: | 41248933 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2578-5478 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/25785478251398320 |