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> Personally, I have never seen a case where tattoos improved someone's health

My dad had small fiducials tattooed onto his body to index where radiation was being delivered, which resulted in the cure of his prostate cancer.

Medical tattoos are also used in reconstructive surgery.

The issue is with poor health and safety controls.



Relevant XKCD:

https://xkcd.com/933/




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