TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of Tattoos in the Operative Field
AU - Smit, Jeroen M.
AU - Scheele, Karin
AU - Lapid, Oren
AU - Hoogbergen, Maarten M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Tattooing is increasingly common in Western society. The aim of the study was to create an overview of the surgical options when a tattoo is present in the operative site and to present an algorithm for the surgical plan. A literature-based study was conducted, using the Pubmed database. The following search terms have been used: "tattoo" in combination with "incision," "scar," and "surgery." Apart front the literature, we also used our Own clinical experience with the tattoos. An overview is presented on the different options when a tattoo is at risk because of a surgical intervention. An algorithm is presented to help surgeons to choose the best option before the operation. By realizing that a tattoo can be of great value to a patient and by using surgical skills to preserve the tattoo as much as possible, it becomes possible to increase patient satisfaction in these difficult cases
AB - Tattooing is increasingly common in Western society. The aim of the study was to create an overview of the surgical options when a tattoo is present in the operative site and to present an algorithm for the surgical plan. A literature-based study was conducted, using the Pubmed database. The following search terms have been used: "tattoo" in combination with "incision," "scar," and "surgery." Apart front the literature, we also used our Own clinical experience with the tattoos. An overview is presented on the different options when a tattoo is at risk because of a surgical intervention. An algorithm is presented to help surgeons to choose the best option before the operation. By realizing that a tattoo can be of great value to a patient and by using surgical skills to preserve the tattoo as much as possible, it becomes possible to increase patient satisfaction in these difficult cases
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181b1429f
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181b1429f
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20023460
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 64
SP - 125
EP - 127
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -