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Originally Posted by mikez
My wife read an article about tramp stamps and a pregnancy epidural. Seems like the anesthetists don't like inserting the needle through the ink.
She's used it to suggest to our daughters that it a dumb idea to get a tat.....
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When considering neuraxial injection, tattoos present concerns if they are fresh/less than completely healed as they may be a source for infection seeding. Once healed, I consider them to be of little to no consequence for epidural or spinal injection purposes.
To be clear, the above should not be considered any sort of tattoo endorsement.