Engel, Eva and Santarelli, Francesco and Vasold, Rudolf and Maisch, Tim and Ulrich, Heidi and Prantl, Lukas and Koenig, Burkhard and Landthaler, Michael and Baeumler, Wolfgang (2008) Modern tattoos cause high concentrations of hazardous pigments in skin. CONTACT DERMATITIS, 58 (4). pp. 228-233. ISSN 0105-1873,
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Background: Modern tattoo colourants frequently consist of azo pigments that not only contain multiple impurities but also are originally produced for car paint and the dyeing of consumer goods. Objective: In order to be able to assess the health risk of tattoos, it is important to determine the pigment concentration in human skin. Methods: We tattooed excised pigskin and human skin with a common tattoo pigment (Pigment Red 22) under various conditions. After tattooing, we quantitatively extracted the pigment in order to determine the pigment concentration in skin. Results: The concentration of pigments ranged from about 0.60 to 9.42 mg/cm(2) of tattooed skin (mean value 2.53 mg/cm(2)) depending upon the size of the pigment crystals, the pigment concentration applied to the skin surface, and the respective procedure of tattooing. Conclusion: In conclusion, high concentrations of colourants are injected into the skin during tattooing and based upon this quantification, a risk assessment of tattooing ought to be carried out.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MALIGNANT-MELANOMA; 532 NM; LASER; extraction; pigment concentration; skin; tattoo |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Dermatologie und Venerologie Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie > Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Burkhard König |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2020 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2020 11:02 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/31605 |
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