Reply
January 1989
in “
Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology
”
TLDR Dr. Hanke acknowledges the success of CO₂ laser for less severe blast tattoos and suggests dermabrasion for more extensive injuries, while also discussing dermatology's media presence and issues with minoxidil research.
The document includes a correspondence section where Dr. C. William Hanke congratulates Dr. Dufresne and associates for their successful use of carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser to treat blast tattoos, but notes that the injuries they treated seem less extensive than those treated by Hanke's team with dermabrasion. Hanke suggests that dermabrasion is suitable for extensive superficial powder fragment removal, while CO₂ laser surgery could be effective for less extensive injuries or for deeply embedded fragments that do not respond to dermabrasion. The correspondence also touches on the visibility of dermatology in the media, particularly regarding treatments for androgenic alopecia with minoxidil and age-related skin changes with tretinoin, expressing concerns about the high incidence of hair growth in control groups of minoxidil studies.
