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Citation needed for that tattoo stat. I'd believe 1 in 5k have a minor infection; I seriously doubt that many are getting amputations or related.
by seattle_spring 5y ago
Citation needed for that tattoo stat. I'd believe 1 in 5k have a minor infection; I seriously doubt that many are getting amputations or related.
- tzs 5y agoIt appears he may have the rate right for severe reactions, but has too narrow a definition of "severe". See "Severe Adverse Events Related to Tattooing: An Retrospective Analysis of 11 Years", Indian J Dermatol. 2012 Nov-Dec; 57(6): 439–443 [1]. > The incidence of severe adverse medical reactions has been estimated as 0.02%. Infectious and non-infectious severe reactions have been observed. The consequences were medical drug therapies and surgery. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519250/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519250/