Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: Surgical Removal of lipoma from an area with tattooed skin. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2010 7 395 International Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 7 6 395-397 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Case Report Surgical Removal of lipoma from an area with tattooed skin Francesco Inchingolo1 4 Marco Tatullo2 Fabio M. Abenavoli3 Massimo Marrelli4 Alessio D. Inchingolo5 Roberto Corelli 6 Andrea Servili6 Angelo M. Inchingolo7 Gianna Dipalma4 H 1. Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery University of Bari Bari Italy 2. Department of Medical Biochemistry Medical Biology and Physics University of Bari Bari Italy 3. Department of Head and Neck Deseases Hospital Fatebenefratelli Rome Italy 4. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Calabrodental Crotone Italy 5. Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery University of Bari Bari Italy 6. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery University of Bari Bari Italy 7. Department of Surgical Reconstructive and Diagnostic Sciences University of Milano Milano Italy H Corresponding author Prof. Francesco INCHINGOLO Piazza Giulio Cesare - Policlinico 70124 - Bari. E-mail . Tel. 00390805593343 - Infoline 00393312111104. Received Accepted Published Abstract The presence of tattoos on the skin of people of all ages is on the rise. On occasion the tattoo is in close proximity to an area which has to undergo a surgical operation therefore why not using the tattoo itself to cover the cicatrix The case we treated was that of a 39 year old female who for a couple of years had a large lipoma on her right shoulder which she never treated because it was beneath a large tattoo. During the surgical treatment of the lipoma we followed the exact lines of the tattoo itself thus obtaining precise access for lipoma removal which minimized visible post operative cicatrix while maintaining the original tattoo design. No similar case was found in literature. Key words Lipoma Tattoo Surgical cicatrix INTRODUCTION The presence of tattoos on the .
