Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (Jan 2019)

A prospective open-labeled study of tattoo removal with Q-switched Nd:YAG laser utilizing the R0 technique and correlation with Kirby–Desai scale

  • Sanjeev J Aurangabadkar,
  • Swapnil D Shah,
  • Deepak S Kulkarni,
  • Madhavi S Auragabadkar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_72_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 95 – 104

Abstract

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Introduction: The Q-switched Nd: YAG (QSNY) laser is considered the standard device of choice for laser tattoo removal. Newer concepts such as R0 , R20 methods aided in faster clearance of tattoos. The Kerby-Desai scale [KD scale] has been proposed to predict the approximate number of sessions needed for tattoo clearance. Objective: To access the efficacy of R0 technique for tattoo removal in skin types IV to VI To evaluate the Kerby-Desai scale and its correlation to the number of sessions actually required for tattoo clearance Material and Methods: Twenty-two patients with single colored amateur were treated using modified R0 technique and the number of sessions were corelated with Kirby Desai scale. Results: We found that R0 method require significantly less sessions than predicted by KD scale. Conclusion: Tattoo removal with the R0 technique using PFD allows faster clearing of tattoos and significantly cuts down the total treatment duration needed for tattoo removal.

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