TY - JOUR T1 - Tattooing: Medical uses and problems JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 761 LP - 770 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12016 VL - 79 IS - 11 AU - Crystal M. Glassy AU - Matthew S. Glassy AU - Saleh Aldasouqi Y1 - 2012/11/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/11/761.abstract N2 - Decorative tattooing is a custom thousands of years old and is growing in popularity today. Medical professionals may be less familiar with its medical applications—medical alert tattooing, reconstructive and cosmetic applications, endoscopic tattooing, corneal tattooing, tattooing in radiation oncology, and uses in forensic medicine. We review current medically related tattooing applications and discuss their potential risks and benefits. ER -