Vadodaria S J, Vadodaria B S
Ann Plast Surg. 1989 Jul;23(1):81-3. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198907000-00013.
Although biologically more or less inert, a white patch is a social taboo in India. When a white patch is localized and remains static in spite of conservative treatment, it can be dealt with by tattooing as a camouflage procedure. Inert pigments of skin color match are impregnated into the intradermal plane. The procedure is simpler than melanocyte transfer and serves the purpose of hiding a white patch. In the present study, histology of the tattooed skin was studied to confirm the retention of the pigments into the intradermal plane. The patient remains pain-free in the postoperative period. The procedure does not keep the patient away from work, nor does it require hospitalization or general anaesthesia. It can be dealt with as an office procedure, making it relatively inexpensive.
尽管在生物学上或多或少呈惰性，但白色斑块在印度却是一种社会禁忌。当白色斑块局限且经保守治疗后仍保持不变时，可通过纹身作为一种伪装程序来处理。将与肤色匹配的惰性色素注入真皮层。该程序比黑素细胞移植更简单，且能达到隐藏白色斑块的目的。在本研究中，对纹身皮肤进行组织学检查以确认色素保留在真皮层内。患者术后无痛。该程序不会使患者无法工作，也不需要住院或全身麻醉。它可作为门诊手术处理，费用相对较低。
