Long-term experience with XXXX tattooing.

@entity1 @entity1910 @entity4098 @entity1933 @entity281 @entity6701
Although @entity4098 tattooing is now a well-accepted step in breast reconstruction, little is known about its long-term effectiveness. A retrospective study of our 6-year experience in tattooing 151 @entity1 was thus carried out. @entity1 were surveyed regarding color match, satisfaction, and complications. Follow-up ranged from 1 to 75 months (mean, 25.2 months). Fifty-seven percent of respondents said their tattoo looked similar to the normal areola. There were five (3%) @entity281 , one @entity1910 , and one slough. Ten percent of tattoos needed a touch-up later to correct for excessive fading. Nearly 60% of tattoos were ultimately lighter than the normal. Eighty-four percent of the tattoos were rated as satisfactory, and 86% of the @entity1 said they would repeat the procedure if given the same choice again. Nipple-areola tattooing done with @entity1933 and @entity6701 pigments thus appears to be a reasonably safe and effective procedure in most @entity1 but may require one or more subsequent touch-ups for appropriate color match.
