Chelation therapy OK after tattoo removal?

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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?

Richard Rosol, MD · Answer

You ask an excellent question here.
True, some pigments are salts of heavy metals, and it’s true that laser removal breaks larger crystals into smaller ones. The smaller crystals do not, however, release free heavy metal ions into the circulation (blood or lymph) so there is nothing really to chelate. On their way to excretion these fragments will remain just as inert as they were when they were implanted into your dermis.
Side note: The bigger “challenge” to your body’s filtration systems was the day you got the tattoo, not the removal treatments, but tattooing still appears to be quite safe.

Chelation therapy OK after tattoo removal?

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