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Shaline Rao, MD; Jaime A. Tschen, MD; Gregory W. Pearson, MD; Ramsey Markus, MD; Isaac Brownell, MD, PhD

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Monsel solution is a hemostatic agent used in minor surgical procedures. It scleroses blood vessels by depositing ferric salts that precipitate proteins. Rarely, these deposits remain visible in the skin creating a Monsel tattoo. Herein we compare 3 methods used to treat a Monsel tattoo.

Report of a Case

A 34-year-old man underwent a shave biopsy on his back. Monsel solution was applied for hemostasis. Histologic analysis showed an intradermal nevocellular nevus with clear margins. Two months later, the patient presented with a 1.2 x 1.0-cm brown patch over the entire biopsy scar.

The Monsel tattoo was divided into 3 treatment quadrants and 1 control quadrant. Treatments included a liquid nitrogen spray gun; a Q-switched Nd:YAG 532-nm laser (at 1.0 J/cm² with a 2-mm spot size); and a Q-switched Nd:YAG 1064-nm laser (3.5 J/cm² with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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