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Could i have a tattoo while on a blood thinner?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Risky: The tattoo in being injected by the machine into your dermis and causes some disruption and bleeding. The thinner in your case may lead to more bleeding than expected which I believe will also make the artist have a harder time placing the tattoo and seeing where they are injecting.

Answered 7/13/2020

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