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Originally Posted by mikez View Post
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.....
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.
Old 11-17-2007, 11:46 AM
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