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Tattoo: Ancient art and current problems
Author(s) -
Gualdi Giulio,
Fabiano Antonella,
Moro Ruggero,
Venturuzzo Anna,
Monari Paola,
CalzavaraPinton Piergiacomo,
Amerio Paolo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/jocd.13548
Subject(s) - dermatology , incidence (geometry) , popularity , medicine , allergic reaction , surgery , intensive care medicine , allergy , immunology , psychology , social psychology , physics , optics
The popularity of tattoos in the today's society brings with it a significant increase of the incidence of associated cutaneous reactions. Among the several complications that may occur after a tattooing procedure, allergic and photo‐allergic reactions, infections, and Koebner phenomenon are the most common ones observed. Most of these complications may be avoided by identifying, before tattooing, the presence of risk factors or comorbidities that may increase the risk of their onset.