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Capt. Jabari White was sitting as a passenger in a vehicle when a bomb detonated, burning 60 percent of his body. He now comes to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from Washington, D.C. for tattooing to blend the pigmentation on his face. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)

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Medical tattooing helps patients feel whole again

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Laura Albano dipped her hand tool into dark brown ink and applied it to the upper lip of the retired Army captain, covering up the scars from a deep burn he obtained on a tour of duty in Iraq eight years ago.

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Medical tattooing helps patients feel whole again

By Nikki Somani

April 1, 2014 12:56 a.m.