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case_images: Tattoo on the right proximal lower leg. a Overview before treatment. b Close-up before treatment. c Close-up of the proximal lower leg with clearance of the tattoo 15 months after the seventh session of QS Nd:YAG 1,064-nm laser treatment.
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case_images: A 19-year-old female patient presented at the laser unit of the Dermatology Department at the University Hospital of Bern with 17 self-induced tattoos spread over her entire body, including her face and hands (Fig. 1a, b, 2a, c, e).
case_images: Tattoos before and after treatment with QS Nd:YAG 1,064-nm laser. a Suborbital right side before treatment. b Clearance after 10 laser treatments and 3 months of follow-up. c Right hand before treatment. d Almost complete clearance on wrist and dorsal hand and residual pigment on the fourth finger after 10 laser treatments and 3 months of follow-up. e Pigment on the distal lower leg/ankle before treatment. f Almost complete clearance after 10 laser treatments and 3 months of follow-up.
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case_images: F2
case_images: A 19-year-old female patient presented at the laser unit of the Dermatology Department at the University Hospital of Bern with 17 self-induced tattoos spread over her entire body, including her face and hands (Fig. 1a, b, 2a, c, e). After seven sessions, the tattoos on the right lower leg and the neck disappeared completely (Fig. 2f). The tattoo on the finger with slight fibrosis persisted partially, while the other tattoos were removed completely (Fig. 2b, d).