Tattoos: how to care for inked skin
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Tattoos: how to care for inked skin

Helen Quinn Health journalist

Advice for nurses on adverse reactions to inking, and how to screen for skin cancer as large tattoos grow in popularity

With the ever-growing popularity of tattoos comes the need to understand the implications for skin health, which can range from minor irritation to the potentially life-threatening masking of melanoma.

Nursing Standard. 38, 2, 51-54. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.2.51.s15

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