Main description:

This book is a concise reference guide to tattoos and tattooing for practising dermatologists.

Beginning with an overview of the history of the tattoo, the following chapters discuss the different types of tattoo, including both cultural and medical and non-medical aesthetic motives, and the different chemicals and methods for tattooing.

The following chapters cover complications of tattoos and tattoo removal, including laser removal, as well as alternatives to tattoos and industry and medical regulations.

The practical text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, illustrations and tables.

Key points

Concise reference guide to tattoos and tattooing
Covers different types of tattoos and different methods of tattooing
Discusses complications and tattoo removal
Features clinical photographs, illustrations and tables

Contents:

History and Epidemiology of Tattoo
Types of Tattoos
Composition of Tattoo
Psychosocial Aspects of Tattoos
Uses of Tattoos
Complications of Tattoos and its Management
Laser Tattoo Removal
Other Methods of Tattoo Removal
Tattoo Alternatives
Tattoo Regulations