Dear Editor, Tattoos and body art have been a part of human culture since the earliest beginnings of modern civilization and are becoming increasingly popular and widely acceptable throughout society. The incidence of tattooing among respondents in North America and Europe is approximately 25%. We undertook a questionnaire survey to investigate the incidence of satisfaction and regret relating to tattoos and tried to determine what factors influenced this. The study took place over a 6-month period (August 2010 to February 2011) in the dermatology department of a large district general hospital. Patients aged > 16 years who had a visible tattoo during general skin examination were asked to complete a short confidential questionnaire.
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