Can laser tattoo removal of carbon black ink cause internal cancers later in life?

June 28, 2022
Asked By:Frit0140 in Roseville, Minnesota

I'm thinking about having my tattoo removed through laser. It's 3 months old and did not turn out the way I liked. It's all heavy line work about 8 cm long and 1 cm to 2 cm wide. It was tattooed with triple black dynamic ink (saturated black ink with the main concerning ingredient of carbon black 10% that contain PAH's). My concern is that sending the smaller tattoo ink particles through my system at an increased rate through removal might lead to blood cancer or others?

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