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Is tattoo harmful to human body?
From a medical point of view, tattoos are harmful.

Tattoos pierce the skin with various colors.

Draw different figures, calligraphy and painting images,

Permanently exist without disappearing. The pigment used is black ink (carbon) at most,

Usually cyan-black. Besides,

And indigo, cinnabar, cinnabar.

Cause other colors.

The hazards of tattoos are:

1, damage to skin:

Tattooing with needles is harmful to human skin cells and nerve cells.

Skin is the first line of defense of human body, which can resist the injury of external mechanical, physical and chemical stimuli and the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. Tattoos damage the skin and easily lead to bacterial infections, such as furuncle, carbuncle, erysipelas, impetigo and so on. If the wound area is large, the bacteria are highly toxic, and even grow and multiply in the blood, they will suffer from septicemia, which is life-threatening.

2, cause skin allergic reaction:

There are many kinds of pigments for tattoos, many of which are chemicals. When these chemicals enter the human body, they will cause dermatitis and allergies, and even make local itching, pain, burning and numbness. Otherwise, it will leave a scar. The result will be ugliness instead of beauty.

3, complicated with skin diseases:

Some skin diseases are prone to tattoo parts.

Such as keloid, lichen planus, psoriasis, discoid lupus erythematosus,

And sarcoidosis, melanoma, keratoacanthoma, wart, squamous cell carcinoma, carcinoma in situ, etc.

Many of them may be isomorphic responses to tattoo stimulation.

4, induce skin cancer:

According to research, tattoo pigments specially used for tattoos contain heavy metals such as lead and chromium and other compounds. These colored chemical synthetic substances are potentially harmful to people's health and are one of the factors that induce skin cancer, which will lead to cell mutation and canceration.

5, spread diseases:

If the needle used for tattoo is not disinfected, it will spread many diseases, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B, AIDS, leprosy, syphilis, pyoderma and so on.

6. It is extremely difficult to remove tattoos. The only way is plastic surgery, which may bring psychological obstacles to patients.