The reasons for tattoo removal can be personal, social, cultural, and medical. Removal methods have been many and varied, and all of the past methods are summarized. Details of modern tattoo removal methods by physicians, ranging from dermabrasion to laser therapy, are described. Included are descriptions of excision and closure techniques, and split-thickness tangential excision.
去除纹身的原因可能是个人的、社会的、文化的和医学的。去除方法多种多样，对过去所有的方法进行了总结。文中描述了医生采用的现代纹身去除方法的细节，从皮肤磨削术到激光治疗。其中包括切除和闭合技术以及中厚皮片切线切除的描述。
