Tattoo Body Art - Understanding the Risks
Rabu, 14 September 2011
These days getting tattoos as body art has become about as common as going to the hairdresser for some people. But although tattoos have become an ordinary procedure in today's society, it is important to understand the risks involved before you get started. Knowing the risks will help you to take the right precautions and protect yourself.
Obviously, getting a new tattoo design is exciting and novel and many people decide to get one on the spur of the moment, when in a new city or on holiday in an exotic country. Although this is fun and can seem like a great way to commemorate a special occasion, a tattoo should never be done on a whim.
Aside from the obvious fact that your tattoo will be permanent, there are some other risk factors that you will need to consider before getting tattoos as body art.
The tattoo is applied with a needle making permanent marks under the top layer of your skin with ink. The needle repeatedly pierces your skin all the while inserting little drops of ink under the skin. How long the process will take depends on the size and intricacy of the tattoo design.
The reason this should not be a split second decision is because of the complications and skin infections involved, along with the quality of the tattoo artist's work.
When you decide to get a tattoo as body art, you should first do some extensive research. Some complications could include allergies to the dyes used; an allergy could cause an itchy rash on the area of the tattoo. This could even occur years after the tattoo was done.
Skin infections or other skin problems may occur if the proper procedures are not followed, and blood borne diseases could also be a risk if the artist is not using fresh needles.
Along with these factors, before you get your tattoo design, you need to realize that like any artists, some tattoo artists will be better than others. If you don't properly research an artist and take a look at his/her work, you cannot know how the tattoo will end up looking.
So when you are considering getting tattoos as body art, you have to check out different tattoo shops for hygiene reasons and also for quality control. Try to find reviews online about the different tattoo shops in your area. If a place has bad reviews steer clear.
This is not to say that you shouldn't get a tattoo. Body art can be beautiful and will even define you as a person. Just make sure you take the right safety precautions so that the end result is exactly what you wanted it to be.
Obviously, getting a new tattoo design is exciting and novel and many people decide to get one on the spur of the moment, when in a new city or on holiday in an exotic country. Although this is fun and can seem like a great way to commemorate a special occasion, a tattoo should never be done on a whim.
Aside from the obvious fact that your tattoo will be permanent, there are some other risk factors that you will need to consider before getting tattoos as body art.
The tattoo is applied with a needle making permanent marks under the top layer of your skin with ink. The needle repeatedly pierces your skin all the while inserting little drops of ink under the skin. How long the process will take depends on the size and intricacy of the tattoo design.
The reason this should not be a split second decision is because of the complications and skin infections involved, along with the quality of the tattoo artist's work.
When you decide to get a tattoo as body art, you should first do some extensive research. Some complications could include allergies to the dyes used; an allergy could cause an itchy rash on the area of the tattoo. This could even occur years after the tattoo was done.
Skin infections or other skin problems may occur if the proper procedures are not followed, and blood borne diseases could also be a risk if the artist is not using fresh needles.
Along with these factors, before you get your tattoo design, you need to realize that like any artists, some tattoo artists will be better than others. If you don't properly research an artist and take a look at his/her work, you cannot know how the tattoo will end up looking.
So when you are considering getting tattoos as body art, you have to check out different tattoo shops for hygiene reasons and also for quality control. Try to find reviews online about the different tattoo shops in your area. If a place has bad reviews steer clear.
This is not to say that you shouldn't get a tattoo. Body art can be beautiful and will even define you as a person. Just make sure you take the right safety precautions so that the end result is exactly what you wanted it to be.
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