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ambyra on May 27, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma

I remember hearing somewhere that cells keep absorbing the ink, die, then release the ink in a cycle as an explanation to why the tattoos blur over time. If the ink immersed cells are forced to die and regrow at a faster rate than surrounding cells, there is a higher risk of mutations?

simmerup on May 27, 2024 [–]

Kurzgesagt did a video on how tattoo ink is locked in place by the immune system

https://youtu.be/nGggU-Cxhv0?si=0DZipl87lE3oDMYR

AceyMan on May 29, 2024 | [–]

I'm beginning to think the new slogan ought to be, "There's a Kurzgesagt for that..." (vice, xkcd).

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