The following warning came in an article at Citylab.com dated May 28, 2015 titled “Tattooed New Yorkers Report All Kinds of Nasty Skin Conditions.” Below are some excerpts from the article:
“Folks in New York who’ve gotten tattooed sometimes receive a little something extra – a “rash, severe itching or swelling that lasted longer than four months and, in some cases, for years, according to researchers. “Up to 6 percent of the city’s inked populace has incurred an irritating medical condition linked to tattoos, says NYU physician Marie Leger and others in Contact Dermatitis. The most-protracted conditions seem to strike those who get injected with certain colors; 44 percent of people reported chronic skin conditions from red ink, 25 percent from black….. “Leger says that among those who do contract a skin condition there can be significant pain – sores sprouting up in non-inked parts of the body, for instance, or itchy, raised lesions that require laser treatment or surgery.”Read the entire article.
