Tattoos and Accutane

[Joey P]

Does anybody know if there would be a problem getting a tattoo while on Accutane? As far as I know it's not a blood thinner or anti-coagalunt(sp?). I can't imagine it would be a problem but I'd thought I'd ask anyways.

[Washte]

It appears that there may be some problems associated with taking accutane and getting tats or piercings...

When Body Art Becomes a Health Risk (http://tattoo.about.com/library/weekly/aa030402a.htm)

There even appears to be an issue with Donating blood (www.bloodctrwise.org/donate.html).

From what I've read, it seems that it is best to wait about 1 month after stopping your meds before getting a tattoo, piercing or donating blood.