Flower in Your Hands, Temporary Tattoo

Flower in Your Hands, Temporary Tattoo

Tattoo particles are initially dispersed diffusely as fine granules in the upper dermis, as well as in vertical foci at sites of injection, but they aggregate to a more focal, concentrated appearance from days 7-13. In one study, black ink granules had a mean diameter of 4.42 µm, while Taylor et al1 found black pigment granules in tattoos to be polymorphous and varying from 0.5-4.0 µm in diameter. Turquoise and red pigment particles are approximately twice as large as black granules. In both amateur and professional tattoos, the depth of the pigment ink varies greatly, with a greater variability in size, shape, and location noted in amateur tattoos. Regardless of the diverse origins of tattoo pigment, the light and electron microscopic appearance of all pigments are similar, except for color.