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Chelation therapy OK after tattoo removal?

JGreTattHopeDec 17, 2017
Hello, I will make it as simple and short as possible. I´ve read that TATTOO INK contains toxic metals,some of which go in the lymph nodes right when the tattoo is placed and some stay in the skin (obviously).When you undergo TATTOO REMOVAL with Laser,the ink gets "shot" and the pigment breaks up into SMALL particles. Now, those particles should be toxic (right?),and they go in your body 100%,no one really knows where so..isn´t a Chelation Therapy after removal sessions good/safe for the future?

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Dr. Richard Rosol, MD
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Answered on Dec 19, 2017
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