In chronic infections, or if eggs are difficult to find, an intradermal injection of schistosome antigen to form a wheal is effective in determining infection.
Following treatment, small intradermal needles or ear seeds may be placed in the ear until the next treatment to allow continued stimulation of the acupuncture point.
Permanent makeup, also called intradermal pigmentation, is a process that produces long-lasting and natural-looking results by inserting natural cosmetic pigmentation into the dermal layer of the skin.