Tattoo practices and risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in the French Constances study
International Journal of Infectious DiseasesObjectives: Reassessing the impact of tattooing circumstances on hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus transmission to inform the World Health Organization’s hepatitis strategy, which aims to reduce transmission by 90% by 2030.
Milena Foerster +8 more
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Anemia, wasting syndrome, and tattooing: A clinical triad to suspect HIV in the community [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareAnemia, wasting syndrome, and a history of tattooing form a rare and concerning triad observed in cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Harshita Singh +3 more
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Removal of a red tattoo on the lips using a 532-nm picosecond laser [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2021 Tattoos, which people choose to have performed for various reasons, can have multiple colors, ranging from conventional black to red, yellow, blue, and others.
Syeo Young Wee +2 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate the cosmetic efficacy and safety of an indigenous novel corneal tattooing technique using a self-prepared candle soot pigment. Methods: This pilot observational study involved 22 eyes of patients at a Bengaluru-based ophthalmology ...
M S Ravindra, Deepthi R Meda
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Two cases of pen ink scleral tattoos and a brief review of the literature
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021 Purpose: Scleral tattooing, also known as episcleral, subconjunctival, or simply eyeball tattooing, is a relatively new form of extreme body modification that first emerged in 2007.
Austin Rohl +2 more
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“Tattoo the Women, but Not the Men”: Female Tattooing in Tonga
Pacific Arts, 2023 Whether the tattooing of women was practiced in Tonga before the general ban on tattooing in 1839 is debated among both researchers and the contemporary tattooist community.
Fanny Wonu Veys
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Preoperative endoscopic tattoo marking improves lymph node retrieval in laparoscopic rectal resection: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2023 Purpose Harvesting at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) is recommended for adequate tumor staging in colon surgery. Although preoperative endoscopic tattooing has been used for primary localization of tumors, its impact on LN retrieval in colorectal surgery ...
Kouki Imaoka +8 more
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Les représentations des tatouages connectés: enjeux de l’acceptabilité et relation à l’imaginaire
Tic & Société, 2022 This article presents the results of an exploratory survey around connected tattoos conducted in partnership with Mathilde Sarré-Charrier from the Orange Group’s SENSE laboratory.
Annabelle BOUTET-DIÉYE, Aurélie SEZNEC
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Inadvertent globe penetration due to self-attempted eyeball tattooing
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2022 Eyeball tattooing or scleral tattooing is a new form of body modification. A 27-year-old Indian male presented with defective vision in the left eye a day after self-attempted eyeball tattooing.
Bagavath Shalini +4 more
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Molluscum contagiosum as a tattoo complication: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021 Tattooing is an ancient practice and very popular nowadays. The pigments used have changed over time but still present varied and poorly regulated compositions.
Flávia Fenólio Nigro Marcelino +4 more
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