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Review
. 2011 Aug;59(8):807-10.
doi: 10.1007/s00106-011-2354-4.

[Treatment of gunpowder tattoo and foreign bodies after blast injuries]

[Article in German]
G Weisel  1 , H Pillekamp
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Review

[Treatment of gunpowder tattoo and foreign bodies after blast injuries]

[Article in German]
G Weisel et al. HNO. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Gunpowder traumatic tattoo and foreign bodies in the skin secondary to explosions or gunshots need to be treated within 72 h if possible to achieve good aesthetic results. Hypertrophic scars can be treated by skin resurfacing using the Erb-YAG laser or the CO₂ laser, while traumatic tattoos can be removed with the Q-switched rubin laser.

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