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. 1976 Nov;58(5):631-3.
doi: 10.1097/00006534-197611000-00024.

Microsurgery in the prevention of traumatic tattoos

D W Furnas, G Somers

Microsurgery in the prevention of traumatic tattoos

D W Furnas et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1976 Nov.

Abstract

We were able to remove most of the foreign body particles from a fresh wound caused by a gunpowder blast to the face, using microsurgical techniques. This prevented a subsequent serious dirt tattoo.

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