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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by unsupp0rted on Monday May 27, 2024 @04:17PM (#40494247)
Whereas in South Korea only licensed medical professionals are allowed to open tattoo parlors:

> The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare considers the act of tattooing similar to medical procedures and deemed they should therefore only be performed by a professional with a medical license.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattooing_in_South_Korea

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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by voxic11 on Monday May 27, 2024 @05:18PM (#40494821)
The FDA is not empowered to regulate medical procedures. Those are regulated by state laws and agencies. So even if tattooing was considered a medical procedure the FDA would not be able to regulate them.
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by superturkey650 on Monday May 27, 2024 @08:26PM (#40496158)
They’re empowered to regulate the instruments and compounds used within medical procedures though.
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by voxic11 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @12:18AM (#40542832)
Even if they don't serve a medical purpose?
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by neom on Monday May 27, 2024 @05:41PM (#40495022)
https://theworld.org/stories/2019/10/24/south-koreas-imperil... good read. I live in Korea and have had a lot of my tats done here, people seem to not care much about the tattoo shops, at least the artists I'm friends with said they have no fear of prosecution.
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by BriggyDwiggs42 on Monday May 27, 2024 @04:45PM (#40494508)
I mean, I’m glad that’s not the case
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by mythrwy on Monday May 27, 2024 @05:08PM (#40494731)
Given the awful nature of doctors handwriting?
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Re:Possible association between tattoos and lymphoma revealed by boringg on Monday May 27, 2024 @05:26PM (#40494903)
It seems quite contrary to the current tattoo vibe if you had to get it by a doctor.
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