Skin Cancer
Tattoos and Body Art
Chris Brown
Why is a tattoo elevated from your skin?
Wiki User
2006-10-02 13:19:52
A tattoo is elevated from the skin due to scarring during the
tattoo process. Once in a GREAT while a person will have a reaction
to the ink.
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