Lymphatic Alterations Under Tattoos: Preliminary Reports of One Observational Study.
indocyanine green
lymph vessel
lymphatic
near infra-red fluorescence lymphatic imaging
tattoo
Journal
Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
ISSN: 1178-7015
Titre abrégé: Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101543449
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
27
10
2022
accepted:
22
12
2022
entrez:
3
2
2023
pubmed:
4
2
2023
medline:
4
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The number of people within the European population having at least one tattoo has increased notably and with it the number of tattoo-associated clinical complications. The injected inks are known to be removed by the lymphatic vessels and can be found in the draining lymph nodes. To report our observations on the lymphatic drainages seen under tattoos using near infrared fluorescence imaging of these lymphatic vessels after the injection of indocyanine green. Indocyanine green was injected intradermally at the basis of the 20 tattooed area(s) in 19 subjects (nine women and ten men; mean age = 28.6). Ten subjects had only black tattoos (six upper limbs and four lower limbs), five (two upper limbs and three lower limbs) black and white tattoos and five multi-colored tattooed limbs (four lower limbs and one upper limb). The imaging exams revealed alterations in eight individuals, seven of whom had tattoos on their lower limbs. Furthermore, the imaging results showed that the abnormalities might be related to the tattooed limb, the tattoo extent and colour. Alterations of the cutaneous lymphatic channels are frequently observed under tattooed territories. Their causal factors should be more precisely studied in future works and these lymphatic alterations should be considered in tattooed patients when using similar imaging techniques for therapeutic and surgical assessments.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
The number of people within the European population having at least one tattoo has increased notably and with it the number of tattoo-associated clinical complications. The injected inks are known to be removed by the lymphatic vessels and can be found in the draining lymph nodes.
Aim of the Study
UNASSIGNED
To report our observations on the lymphatic drainages seen under tattoos using near infrared fluorescence imaging of these lymphatic vessels after the injection of indocyanine green.
Material and Methods
UNASSIGNED
Indocyanine green was injected intradermally at the basis of the 20 tattooed area(s) in 19 subjects (nine women and ten men; mean age = 28.6). Ten subjects had only black tattoos (six upper limbs and four lower limbs), five (two upper limbs and three lower limbs) black and white tattoos and five multi-colored tattooed limbs (four lower limbs and one upper limb).
Results
UNASSIGNED
The imaging exams revealed alterations in eight individuals, seven of whom had tattoos on their lower limbs. Furthermore, the imaging results showed that the abnormalities might be related to the tattooed limb, the tattoo extent and colour.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Alterations of the cutaneous lymphatic channels are frequently observed under tattooed territories. Their causal factors should be more precisely studied in future works and these lymphatic alterations should be considered in tattooed patients when using similar imaging techniques for therapeutic and surgical assessments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36733347
doi: 10.2147/CCID.S393038
pii: 393038
pmc: PMC9888301
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
257-265Informations de copyright
© 2023 Bourgeois et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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