ABSTRACT
Objective:To develop a simple, safe and effective surgical treatment of complextraumatic tattoos and to evaluate the long-term results.Methods:Eight patients with complextraumatic tattoos from October 2013 to June 2017, were chosen for this study. The operations were carried out under local tumescent anesthesia and the traumatic tattoos were removed with full-thickness skin by skin biopsy punches. The wound was covered with Shengji Yufu Ointment until healing.Results:All patients got good recover from the successful operations and no early complications occurred in this group. 8 patients were followed up one year postoperation and they all obtained ideal outcomes. No clear scar was notet in the skin.Conclusions:The wound self-healing treatment of complex traumatic tattoos with skin biopsy punches could obtain ideal outcomes and the scar is not obvious. The long term results prove that the surgical procedure in this paper has the advantages of less injury, simple, safe and effective. It provides a new way of thinking and method for treating complex traumatic tattoo in clinic, especially suitable for facial complex traumatic tattoo, and worth to clinical promotion.