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Any ideas if i can have a tattoo if i have vitiligo?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes: The ink is placed in the dermis of your skin the vitiligo will not really be a factor and if you tattooed over that ares it would be covered by the ink and not apparent,
Answered 6/10/2014
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