A study published in 2019 suggests that healthcare providers may use tattoos as a potential marker for mental health issues and risky behaviors. However, identifying tattoos as a risk factor for mental illness stigmatizes patients and imposes a mainstream cultural norm on diverse populations. Tattoos can have deep personal meaning or cultural significance, and using them as a marker for mental illness may lead to biased diagnoses. The medical community should be aware of the changing perception of tattoos and provide unbiased healthcare to all patients, regardless of whether they have tattoos or not. [Extracted from the article]