Toxic' tattoo ink particles can travel to your lymph nodes: study

Researchers found heavy metals from tattoo ink in the lymph nodes of tissue donors. What does this mean for the health of people with ink? Experts weigh in.

Frontiers Immediate and Sustained Effects of Cobalt and Zinc-Containing Pigments on Macrophages

Think before you get a tattoo; toxic nanoparticles in inks may harm your immune system

Research says tattoo ink nanoparticles may contaminate human lymph nodes

Particles from your tattoo can get into your lymph nodes •

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Figure 1 from Tattoo Pigments Are Observed in the Kupffer Cells of the Liver Indicating Blood-Borne Distribution of Tattoo Ink

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Tattoos can cause infections 15 years later, warn doctors

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Contaminants from tattoo ink can end up in lymph nodes, study suggests, London Evening Standard

Distribution of nickel and chromium containing particles from tattoo needle wear in humans and its possible impact on allergic reactions, Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Your tattoo is leaking metal into your body's lymph nodes: study