Tattoos. from ritual to ornament with their complications
Paquet, P.; Piérard, G.E.; Nikkels, A.F.; Piérard-Franchimont, C.
Revue Medicale de Liege 55(9): 847-849
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 11105599 Document Number: 521535
Tattoos are performed for distinct purposes which range from social rituals to aesthetic aims. They are permanent or transient according to the site of the pigments being located either in the dermis or in the stratum corneum, respectively. Tattoos may be responsible for allergic reactions, infections or psychological distress of the subject who requests to be relieved of it.