Chapter 1, Problem 2RE

Summary Introduction

To determine: The mechanism of dye of tattoo once it has been injected and the reason why it does not wash away.

Introduction: On the basis of the changing status of the tattoo procedure, the rules and regulations should also be revised. They are created (inked) to express affections, defiance, allegiance, sexual preference or sometimes just as ‘body-art’. The tattoo ink involves injecting insoluble particles which are phagocytosed by the dermal cells.