A member asked:

What happens if your 18 and you had open heart surgery can you still get a tattoo?

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Prophylaxis: A tattoo should be safe but depending on what type of surgery was performed you may need to take antibiotics before the tattooing to protect from infecting anything artificial or structurally abnormal left in the heart. Best to know the details of what was done and if antibiotic prophylaxis recommended for other procedures like dental work.

Answered 7/26/2014

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