Abstract

LOPEZ-NARANJO, Francisco; CORDOVA-MORENO, Rebeca; HEYERDAHL-VIAU, Ivo  and  MARTINEZ-NUNEZ, Juan Manuel. Historical evolution and current status of tattoos. Fides Et Ratio [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.25, pp.45-68. ISSN 2071-081X.

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

Keywords : Body art; tattoo culture; health risks.

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