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Salabrasion Used To Remove Tattoos At Naval Hospital
The Philadelphia naval hospital began a salabrasion program to remove tattoo ink from sailors and former sailors. Doctors and corpsmen rub salt into the skin to lift pigment, a painful process sometimes requiring multiple treatments before the skin heals.
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Edward Barvekio
Danny ‘Wishiegeski
Weyear Navy
Baltimore
U.S. Navy
Philadelphia
Sal
Naval Hospital
Gary
Barker
Bob
Talioned
Sie
Fred
Dafiny
Wisniewski
Ferdh
Edward Barvcki
Hoatswain
Tarlien
Wretely
Ated
Uch Joh
David Holt
Tron
Calumbus
Ohio
Holt
Fm, Crittenden, Jr
West Palm