PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for October, 2002: Re: Can tattoo removal cause miscarriage?

Re: Can tattoo removal cause miscarriage?

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:15:21 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 31 Oct 2002, S.J. wrote: >
>I have been getting laser surgery every month to remove a tattoo on my
>chest. I have heard that lasers are okay & that the topical lidocaine
>is okay... but I was wondering about the effects of an immunity
>reaction. Since the laser breaks down the tattoo pigment for your body
>to absorb (it is detected as foreign matter)... could this reaction
>affect hormones or some other immune response to help cause an early
>miscarriage (2-4 weeks gestation)?

Very unlikely but pain or stress can.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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