Novel survey shows high rates of tattoo-related infection, itching and swelling in New Yorkers

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Novel survey shows high rates of tattoo-related infection, itching and swelling in New Yorkers

In what they believe to be the first survey of its kind in the United States, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that as many as 6 percent of adult New Yorkers who get "inked" ? in other words, those who get a tattoo ? have experienced some form of tattoo-related rash, severe itching or swelling that lasted longer than four months and, in some cases, for many years.

Source: Novel survey shows high rates of tattoo-related infection, itching and swelling in New Yorkers