Khaberni - A medical study revealed hidden effects caused by the inks used in tattoos on the body.
The study showed that tattoo inks do not only stay in the skin, but they also migrate and accumulate in nearby lymph nodes, sometimes leading to the death of some lymphatic cells. Researchers observed this process during the initial minutes and hours after getting the tattoo, noting that the ink quickly reaches the lymph nodes and accumulates in cell filtration areas. Over time, the amount of ink in the lymph nodes did not decrease but sometimes increased, indicating that the ink continues to flow to these nodes for long periods.
In a separate study, researchers tested the impact of tattoos on the effectiveness of vaccines when administered in a tattooed area. Results showed a difference in immune response depending on the vaccine type: after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, the production of antibodies decreased, while after the flu vaccine, it increased, attributed to the different mechanisms of the vaccines and the local inflammatory response caused by the tattoo.
Researchers indicate that these results, derived from animal experiments, cannot be directly generalized to humans, but they clarify that a tattoo is not just a local procedure, but can also affect the immune system function in the lymph nodes, which necessitates avoiding direct vaccine injections in tattooed areas until the impact of the ink on the immune response is better understood.
