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A 34-year-old male patient shown on the first day after trauma.
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A 34-year-old male presented with a superficial burn and traumatic black powder tattooing after a cannon explosion (Figure 1).
The same 34-year-old male patient from Figure 1 shown 7 days post-surgery.
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One week after surgery, healing was progressing well and only isolated crusts of the deeper wounds remained (Figure 2).
The 34-year-old male patient from Figures 1, 2 shown 3 months post-surgery.
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In order to give the skin time to heal, as well as to attain a "steady state" and evaluate powder remnants, we delayed further treatments for 3 months (Figure 3).
The final results shown on the 34-year-male patient from Figures 1-3 after 4 sessions of trichloroacetic acid peeling.
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We saw an improvement in the quantity and hue of the traumatic tattoos and the aspect of the skin in general (Figure 4).