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Will having a lower back tatoo prevent one from getting a labor epidural anesthesia?
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No: The presence of a lower back tattoo will not prevent you from getting an epidural or cause any complications, such as infection. Neither will it interfere with the localization of the epidural needle or the procedure itself, since the localization of the anatomic structures of the back (spinous process and intervertebral space) required its successful performance is done primarily by palpation.
Answered 4/14/2014
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No: The anesthesiologist will attempt to avoid the tattoo with the epidural needle, but it will not prevent you getting the anesthesia.
Answered 4/24/2015
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