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Is geting a tattoo safe when you are on a blood thinning medication?
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No: The trauma may cause bleeding into the skin and possibly scar tissue.
Answered 10/6/2011
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Tattoo: Getting a tattoo is always an infection risk. If there's bleeding, it will be considerably worse when taking anticoagulants. Not a good idea.
Answered 3/31/2013
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