Fading and Color Reproducibility of Nipple-Areola Tattoos in Asian Patients.

9 ). Discussion In this study, we showed that (1) RGB and luminance significantly changed and faded from 1 to 3, 3 to 6, and 6 to 12 months postoperatively, and (2) time-adjusted fading rates showed a trend of decreasing fading during the same period, but no significant difference, that is, fading continued even between 6 and 12 months, and (3) luminance was 9% brighter than contralateral NAC at 12 months after, and (4) color reproducibility tended to be higher with dark or reddish pigments.

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