Is an MRI harmful for a tattoo?
Individual tattoo inks may contain magnetically active ingredients (especially iron) that are influenced by the magnetic field of the MRI and can disturb the image quality. In very rare cases, the patient may experience complications – superficial burns of the skin (first degree burns) may occur. However, the examination is usually not harmful to the tattoo.
Apart from slight burns in the area of the tattoo, which however subside after a short time, no consequences for the tattoo are to be feared. With the exception of freshly stung tattoos. With these the cell healing is not yet complete and so it can come to the “running” of the colors of the tattoo. Therefore, within the first six weeks after the stinging of a tattoo, an MRI imaging should be avoided if possible.
