Medical Complications of Tattoos

Decorative tattooing involves the process of inserting external pigments and / or dyes into the dermis to create a permanent design. Tattooing is an application that has been widely practiced worldwide since ancient times. The popularity of permanent decorative skin tattooing has increased over the past thirty years. It will increase in patients with tattoo complications who apply to dermatologists due to the increase tattooing. Although tattooing is mostly for entertainment purposes, it can also be used for aesthetic and medical purposes. Although complications have decreased in modern, professional tattoos, these tattoing procedures may be associated with a wide variety of cutaneous and extracutaneous complications. Herein, we review the complications that can occur after tattooing, based on a comprehensive review of the literature. This review ensures an overview of the current aspects of medical complications associated with permanent tattooing based on previous reviews, studies, case series and related case reports.