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2024-08-17 21:03:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 509F0F1508B662F01AA19A88E7D01387860AB49828DE78BAAF1BF6EB9095729E
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While there is evidence that metals in tattoo inks can reduce the effectiveness of the immune system and macrophages do indeed hold ink particles in place, the claim that tattoos constantly exhaust the immune system is unfounded. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5881467/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/08/591315450/tattoo-you-immune-system-cells-help-keep-ink-in-its-place https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9343594/
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