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    Given the answer regarding the shedding and regeneration of skin per #31760, why do tattoos merely fade rather than disappear completely?

    Question #31824. Asked by Linus. (Apr 17 03 7:27 PM)


    Lothruin

    		The pigment used for tattooing is stored in a special kind of skin cell, known as a macrophage, which is normally responsible for removing foreign objects, such as these pigments, from the body. However, the types of pigments used cause the macrophage to 'freeze' or become ineffective, so the cell does not remove itself in the normal way.

    Apr 18 03, 7:23 PM

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