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Historical evolution and current status of tattoos

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https://doi.org/10.55739/fer.v25i25.127
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Body art, tattoo culture, health risks
Abstract

Tattoos have accompanied humanity in almost all cultures and times. This article aims to build a narrative review of the scientific literature on the historical evolution of symbolism, social perspective, and current trends in tattoos, including an analysis of their health risks. For this, a bibliographic search on the subject was carried out in scientific literature databases such as Google Scholar and PubMed. As a result, it was found that, throughout history, tattoos have gone from being social or religious representations to being a personal symbol in the modern era, in which their use has spread to almost all social strata due to the growing trend of body modifications. However, tattoos are embodied for the rest of the individual’s life and there is no effective health regulation, so there are risks when obtaining one.

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  1. Francisco López-Naranjo, , Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México

    Maestro en Ciencias Farmacéuticas. Especialista en farmacognosia. ORCID: 0000-0002-2140-7382

  2. Rebeca Córdova-Moreno, , Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México

    Maestra en Ciencias Farmacéuticas. Especialista en farmacología. ORCID: 0000-0002-6755-1240

  3. Ivo Heyerdahl-Viau, , Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México

    Químico Farmacéutico Biólogo. Asistente de investigación del laboratorio de fármacos huérfanos.
    ORCID: 0000-0002-8252-2552

  4. Juan Manuel Martínez-Núñez, , Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México

    Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud. Especialista en farmacovigilancia. ORCID:
    0000-0001-6316-5054

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2023-03-31 — Updated on 2024-04-03
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Vol. 25 No. 25 (2023): Fides Et Ratio
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Historical evolution and current status of tattoos. (2024). FIDES ET RATIO, 25(25), Pág. 45 - 68. https://doi.org/10.55739/fer.v25i25.127

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