“We can see that ink particles accumulate in the lymph nodes, and we suspect that the body perceives them as foreign substances,” explains study co-author Henrik Frederiksen, a consultant in ...

They are concerned that the tattoo ink can trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes. Over time, this could lead to abnormal cell growth and an increased risk of cancer.

Injected tattoo ink does not remain in the skin but travels through the body and ends up in the lymph nodes. getsurrey Load mobile navigation. News. Latest News; Surrey News; Crime; ...

Research has shown that tattoo ink does not just remain where it is injected. Particles from the ink can migrate to the lymph nodes, where they accumulate. People often put a lot of thought into ...

With cancer diagnoses being retrieved from the Danish Cancer Registry and a survey about tattoo ink exposure from the 2021 ...

When ink does move, it’s because the immune system has broken the pigment down to a size where it can be fed into our lymphatic system, which drains into lymph nodes.

When tattoo ink penetrates the skin, some of it is absorbed into the lymph nodes. The researchers are particularly concerned that tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, which ...

In previous research, BfR reported that tattoo ink pigments can accumulate in lymph nodes, potentially exposing the immune system to chemicals that may be considered toxic.

Recent research indicates that tattoo ink may not simply stay on the surface layers of the skin where it is injected but potentially migrate to the lymph nodes of the immune system and accumulate ...

Ink reactions also include pseudolymphomas — benign swellings around lymph nodes that resemble cancers of the lymph system. Both rashes and pseudolymphomas are symptoms of an allergic reaction. ...

"This suggests that the bigger the tattoo and the longer it has been there, the more ink accumulates in the lymph nodes," Signe Bedsted Clemmensen, assistant professor of biostatistics at SDU, added.