How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Belgium?
The Belgian Red Cross blood service says you must wait 4 months after a tattoo (also after a retouch), a piercing or permanent make-up before you may donate. Its own page decides.
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- Blood service
- Service du Sang of the Belgian Red Cross (Rode Kruis / Croix-Rouge)
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 4 months after the tattoo (also after a retouch)
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 4 months after the piercing (also shooting earrings)
- Source
- Service du Sang of the Belgian Red Cross (donneurdesang.be), contraindications, read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.
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