摘要 |
Disclosed is the use of a benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD) or green porphyrin photosensitizer, or a species selected from tetrahydrochlorins, purpurins, porphycenes, phenothiaziniums, bacteriochlorophylls, and combinations thereof in the manufacture of a composition for treating a tattoo in tattooed tissue, the treatment comprising: (i) intradermally injecting said composition through the stratum corneum into tattooed target tissue; and (ii) irradiating the target tissue with energy at a wavelength appropriate to activate the photosensitizer, wherein the tattoo in tattooed target tissue fades or disappears.
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