I'm going to start off by saying I am not against tattoo's. In fact I love tattoo's. I have one on my back and planning on getting at least 2-3 more. I'm getting a frog jumping off a daisy flower. The frog will have a halo on it. This is to always remember my sister Daisy, she loved frogs, that passed away 2 years ago from a stroke. They are a great way to express yourself, or show the people around you something that is special to you. Jose or "Moreno" as everyone calls him is a tattoo artist.
He says that most people that come to the shop where he works get a tattoo because it means something special to them and because the person wants to express how they feel about life. Although all this can be true tattoos also carry consequences. Although tattoos are an artwork and most of the time have a special meaning to the person it also carries several risks. One of the risk are that the ink put into your body carry pigments. The pigments in the ink are carcinogens according to The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo by Bernadine Healy.
According to the Red Cross a person is unable to donate blood to anyone, if you have received a tattoo in the past 12 months. This doesn't affect you directly but can greatly hurt a love one that happens to have your same blood type and is in need of blood. Although this happens on rare occasions it is a possibility. There are also diseases such as hepatitis which can kill you according to Body Piercing and Tattooing: The Hidden Dangerous of Art Work.
If you ever decide to get a tattoo make sure they are using new needle's and unused ink. This will prevent you from Hepatitis, HIV and diseases that can be transmitted with needles according to Tattooing and Body Piercing.
Also you would like to make the following questions just to make sure you won't run too many risks. Do you have a license? Does the shop follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Universal Precautions for blood disposal? Does the shop disinfect on the workspace before and after each client? Does each artist wash his/her hands before each and other patient?
Tattoos aren't bad. They are a great way to express yourself to all the people around you, but just like everything it carries consequences. These consequences include the possibilities to many diseases like hepatitis, cancer, and HIV. Be sure the artist uses new and sterilized equipment before he starts on your tattoo to avoid any serious infections and diseases, and overall make sure that your tattoo is worth or overweighs any of these consequences.
Moreno ( Tattoo Artist)
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/living-well-usn/2008/07/25/the-dangerous-art-of-the-tattoo.html?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a41:g26:r13:c0.002988:b20190283:z0&s_cid=loomia:if-youre-considering-a-tattoo-read-this----------Title: The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo by Bernadine Healy.
Body Piercing and Tattooing: The Hidden Dangerous of Art Work.
Tattooing and Body Piercing.
I agree Tattoos are a great way to express your personality. People get tattoos to express themselves and their emotions on their skin. A lot of the time people get their tattoos to symbolize important events in their past. The fact is that they shouldn't be penalized in their work environment. It does not impede their social skills, character, or drive to succeed in a work environment. People stop judging people based on their tattoos and judge their personality.
ReplyDeleteTattoos are only another way to express yourself and show your creative side. They symbolize special times in ones life, the significance of something or someone or what that person represents. No one should be judged because of that. We have the right to express how we feel in any way we wish.
ReplyDeleteYou only are in risk if you get a tattoo from someone's living room. If you go to a shop they are required to have clean and not used needles because of transmitting HIV, etc... I do think that it is good to wait on being able to give blood just to make sure you have nothing for the people who did get a tattoo unsafe. I personally would never trust or get a tattoo from a guy in a living room because that is just crazy and I would never risk getting something. Tattoo's should be done right and safe and that is why I will always go to a shop and to the same shop I have been going to because I know it is safe and he would never reuse anything.
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