While nano-second Q-switched lasers (ns-lasers) are still considered the gold standard for tattoo clearance, newer methods such as picosecond lasers (ps-lasers) and combination therapies might hold more promise in effectively removing tattoos, particularly in more complicated indications, researchers reported at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress on Sunday (Sept. 16, 2018).

Agneta Troilius Rubin, M.D.,  of Skane University Hospital in Sweden, reviewed advances in vascular and pigmented lasers at the meeting.
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