A member asked:

Hi docs, can you tell me if having too many tattoos is bad for your health?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Possibly: The tattoo ihk is constantly being eaten by your immune cells and going to the lymph nodes. Over the years we have not seen an increase in cancer with tattoos however there may ne a new association to skin cancers and the yellow ink Its still early but mybe real. Red ink can cause allergic reactions a well. The more ink you have the more in the nodes. We do not know if its harmful 2 b full body

Answered 5/14/2014

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