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  2. Medical tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A paramedical tattoo is a cosmetic tattoo applied to conceal a medical condition or to disguise the results of its treatment, typically in a realistic style. Alternatively, people with skin conditions or scars may choose to get a decorative cover-up tattoo with a piece of art over the area. During breast reconstruction after mastectomy (removal ...

  3. Health effects of tattoos - Wikipedia

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    A variety of health effects can result from tattooing. Because it requires breaking the skin barrier, tattooing carries inherent health risks, including infection and allergic reactions. Modern tattooists reduce such risks by following universal precautions, working with single-use disposable needles, and sterilising equipment after each use.

  4. Tattoos: The science behind getting inked - AOL

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    Everyone knows that getting a tattoo is supposed to hurt, but not many know the science behind the process. In order for a tattoo to be permanent, ink has to get into the dermis. The dermis is the ...

  5. Cover-up tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A decorative tattoo over mas­tec­to­my scars (see before image), chosen in lieu of restorative tattoos that replicate the nipple and areola (see example) [31]: 11 . The use of flesh-like medical tattoos to cover up skin conditions and surgical scars is a long-established practice, dating to the German doctor Pauli in 1835, who used mercury sulfide and white lead to tattoo over skin lesions ...

  6. Process of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    The process or technique of tattooing, creating a tattoo, involves the insertion of pigment (via tattoo ink) into the skin's dermis. Traditionally, tattooing often involved rubbing pigment into cuts. Modern tattooing almost always requires the use of a tattoo machine and often procedures and accessories to reduce the risk to human health.

  7. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines.

  8. NC tattoo artist revives dream after losing her arm and shop ...

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    NC tattoo artist revives dream after losing her arm and shop to botched surgery in Brazil. Brittany George and her mom were in line for more than 30 minutes Saturday before Beauty Art Studio ...

  9. Arterial switch operation - Wikipedia

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    Arterial switch operation (ASO) or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). [1] [2]Its development was pioneered by Canadian cardiac surgeon William Mustard and it was named for Brazilian cardiac surgeon Adib Jatene, who was the first to use it successfully.