Why is it recommend to wait a year to get a tattoo after getting breast Implants?

June 12, 2023
Asked By:Intelligent690658 in Lexington, Kentucky

Hello. My friend just got breast implants and was told to wait a year to get a tattoo. I am a pharmacy student studying infectious disease, and I was wondering is that because of risk of infection? Or does it have something to deal with the scar healing process from the implantation?

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