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  2. Health effects of tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Bruises can appear as halos around a tattoo, or, if blood pools, as one larger bruise. This bluish or dark blurry halo that surrounds a tattoo can also be attributed to ink diffusion or 'blow-out'. Commonly mistaken for a hematoma, this discolouration occurs when tattoo pigments spread out into the subcutaneous tissue beneath the dermal skin ...

  3. Can tattoos cause blood or skin cancer? - AOL

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    This podcast episode discusses whether having tattoos can increase the risk of different types of cancer, particularly blood cancer, and why that may be.

  4. Possible link between tattoos and lymphoma revealed in ... - AOL

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    A new study out of Sweden finds that people with tattoos have a 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. “It is important to remember that lymphoma is a rare disease and ...

  5. Tattoos may increase blood cancer risk by 21% - AOL

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    Researchers are now looking at whether tattoos can raise the risk of different kinds of cancer. Tattoos were associated with a 21% increased risk of lymphoma , a type of blood cancer, in an ...

  6. Tattoo ink - Wikipedia

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    Pigments and preservatives in tattoo ink can cause allergic reactions in skin. A portion of pigment applied in a tattoo may migrate to other places in the body, such as lymph nodes. Some common tattoo pigments are chemicals that may cause cancer, but longer-term studies would be needed to determine whether these chemicals increase risk of ...

  7. Tattoo removal - Wikipedia

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    The time duration (pulse duration) of the laser energy must be very short, so that the tattoo pigment is heated to fragmentation temperature before its heat can dissipate to the surrounding skin. Otherwise, heating of the surrounding tissue can cause burns or scars. For laser tattoo removal, this duration should be on the order of nanoseconds.

  8. Why Your Older Tattoo Can Cause a New Infection or Allergy

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    It's not just new tattoos that can cause skin irritation. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  9. Bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Bleeding can occur internally, or externally either through a natural opening such as the mouth, nose, ear, urethra, vagina or anus, or through a puncture in the skin. Hypovolemia is a massive decrease in blood volume, and death by excessive loss of blood is referred to as exsanguination . [ 2 ]