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Piercing and Tattoos
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Tattoo (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Body Piercing and Tattoos: More Than Skin Deep (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Body Piercing (American Medical Association)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Dermabrasion (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Laser Applications (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Tattoo Removal (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Tattoos and Permanent Makeup (Food and Drug Administration)
- Temporary Tattoos and Henna/Mehndi (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Can I Get HIV from Getting a Tattoo or through Body Piercing? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Oral Piercing and Health (American Dental Association) - Links to PDF
Organizations
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Is Body Piercing Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Tattoos (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish