laser treatment of gunpowder tatoos - Bsbb

Treatment of

gunpowder tatoos

Dr. H. Pillekamp Col MC

Department of dermatology and veneral diseases

Military Hospital Ulm

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main goal:

reestablishment of normal

skin

• pigment or dirt particles removal in

order to avoid hyperpigmentation

• avoidance or treatment of scars

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two phases of gunpowder

treatment

• early treatment: brush/punch treatment

• late treatment: laser treatment

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early phase treatment

• sterile wound dressing

• external ointments (Traumasept Gel ®)

• ophtalmologic investigation

• brushing/ punch excisions

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late phase treatment

• silicon containing gel (dermatix ultra ®)

• UV-light protection

• laser treatment

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Institute for Laser

Technology in Medicine

University of Ulm

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laser treatment of

gunpowder tatoos

• selective photothermolysis

q-switched ruby laser

• fractional photothermolysis

CO2 laser

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• Ruby laser

• 694 nm

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11.02.2004

10.03.2004

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21.02.2006

08.03.2005

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25.01.2005

07.12.2004

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