ORIGINAL RESEARCH

How aware are members of the medical university community of the risks and consequences of skin tattooing? Results of the online survey

Trushina EV1, Minkina OV2, Dvornikov AS, Skripkina PA, fon Zimfer EI, Konyshev YaI
About authors

1 Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Faculty of General Medicine,
Pirogov Russian National Research University, Moscow

2 Family Medical Center Ltd., Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Evgeniya Trushina
ul. Ostrovityanova, d. 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997; moc.liamg@aiinegve.anihsurt

Received: 2016-05-23 Accepted: 2016-06-06 Published online: 2017-01-05
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Fig. 1. Inflammatory response in the tattoo area (the dorsum of the right hand), still persistent 5 days after the procedure
Fig. 2. Mixed bacterial and fungal infection in the tattoo area (the inner forearm)
Fig. 3. Questionnaire flowchart
Questions and sets of answers used in the online survey