How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Italy?
The Centro Nazionale Sangue says that after a tattoo, piercing or similar procedure the donor must wait 4 months. Its own page decides.
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- Blood service
- Centro Nazionale Sangue (Ministero della Salute)
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 4 months after the tattoo
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 4 months after the piercing
- Source
- Centro Nazionale Sangue, "Dona il sangue": tattoos and piercing, 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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