Clinical Imaging • Vol 119
Beyond the ink: Marking the skin with henna through ultrasound gel
January 2025 • Samuel Jang, Brooke E. Willborg, Gina K. Hesley, Nathan Brinkman, Nho V. Tran, Matthew W. Urban, Christine U. Lee
Henna is an effective skin marker that can be applied through US gel where short staining wait-times result in markings lasting several days. To achieve the same durability, staining wait-times are about double for high-melanin skin tones compared to low or moderate-melanin skin tones.