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A member asked:

Can i have a skin tattoo if i have vitiligo(white patches/treatment-meladinine pill/loads of sunlight/tacroz/dexona cream)what are the risks involved?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Yes: The ink is placed in the dermis ( deeper) layer of your skin having vitilago may alter the appearance somewhat but using darker colors would hide that,

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Answered 11/28/2017

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