Do black tattoos protect against UVR-induced skin cancer in mice?
In UVR-irradiated black tattoos, remarkably, the development of UVR-induced skin cancer was delayed by the tattoos. Skin reflectance measurement indicated that the protective effect of black pigment in the dermis might be attributed to UVR absorption by black pigment below the epidermis and thereby reduction of backscattered radiation.
Detoxification must always be the first consideration in overusing patients, but obviously accompanied by or followed up by the necessary prophylactic or treatment.