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  1. Piercing and Tattoos 
    https://medlineplus.gov/piercingandtattoos.html
    Tattoos and piercings are popular forms of body art that can be associated with serious health risks. Read this before getting new ink or piercings. ... Piercings and ...
  2. Excluded Studies - Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK344066
    ... PubMed : 1990991 ] 683. Nelson JS. Selective photothermolysis and removal of cutaneous vasculopathies and tattoos by pulsed laser. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1991 Oct; ...
  3. Skin lesion removal 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007673.htm
    ... skin; Excision of skin lesions - benign; Skin lesion removal - benign; Cryosurgery - skin, benign; BCC - removal; Basal cell cancer - removal; Actinic keratosis - removal; Wart - ...
  4. xmlmplus_topics_2025-04-18.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2025-04-18.xml
    ... li>Making sure your <TOPIC ID="1283" LINKTEXT="tattoo artist or body piercer"/> uses sterile tools</li> < ... li> <li>Have had <TOPIC ID="1283" LINKTEXT="tattoos or body piercings"/></li> <li>Have worked or ...
  5. In brief: External radiotherapy - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279300
    ... precisely target the same area in each session, “tattoo” marks are made on the skin using a ...
  6. Clinical Summaries of Recommendations for Adults - The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2014 - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK235852
    ... mother, incarceration, intranasal drug use, getting an unregulated tattoo, and other percutaneous exposures. Adults born between 1945 ...
  7. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Estrogen and Progestin Transdermal Patch (Hormone Replacement Therapy) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624081.html
    ... irritated skin or have skin with birth marks, tattoos, or that is very hairy. Rotate the areas ... If any adhesive remains on the skin after removal, allow the area to dry for 15 minutes. ...
  8. Breast reconstruction - series (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100156_1.htm
    ... area of skin on the reconstructed breast and tattoos it at a later date. The overall results ...