Danger Tattoos

Tattoos are popular, colorful ways to express our creativity, experience and personality. Many do tattoos for symbolic meaning, or are personal memories behind. The celebrities are seen with tattoos, temporarily or permanently, henna, are becoming an increasingly popular fashion accessory. However, the spur of the moment, many people tend to forget that real tattoos are permanent and are very real serious, because they can cause life-threatening.

Currently, tattooing is not properly authorized or regulated, but the artists must register with the Department of Environmental Health. It is important that you check with your local council in advance if your tattooist is registered, because the local authorities must have the registration and control systems in place. A security certificate must be on the screen or with the operator so ask to see one before you have your tattoo.

The health and safety standards say:

* Sterile needles should be used for each client

* Wash hands thoroughly before and after the tattoo

* Latex disposable gloves must be worn and worn a new pair for each client. (Some people may have allergic reactions to latex gloves so you could take an antihistamine before you have done, or if you are aware of having this allergy should inform the artist in advance, you should be able to use a different glove.)

* E 'illegal for anyone under 18 tattoo

The artist will always ask for a list of medical issues before making a tattoo to ensure they are fit to be one. For example, people with hemophilia do not have tattoos on their blood does not clot well, so they can not stop the bleeding may occur during a tattoo. Pregnant women are warned against tattoos, as well as diabetics, people with heart disease, people in conditions that weaken the immune system, and also people who take aspirin or aspirin-based medications such as blood thinners so that the bleeding.

First of all, tattoos are wounds which is why good hygiene is essential. When you have a tattoo ink is injected into the dermis or lower layer of the skin, which does not flake off so it is permanent. The machine, which can be used through the skin up to 3000 times per minute holes as deep as 1 / 16 of an inch or 1.5 mm.

One of the major problems associated with tattoos is blood-borne infections, such as:

Hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis affects the liver causing inflammation. Hepatitis B is a DNA virus and can be acute (self limiting) or chronic (long term). The symptoms of acute hepatitis B are:

* Loss of appetite

Nausea

* Vomiting

* Body aches

* Slight fever

* Dark urine

* Development of jaundice.

It usually takes a couple of weeks and gradually improves in most cases. Chronic hepatitis C is often asymptomatic and can lead to scarring of the liver Advanced (cirrhosis) and liver cancer.

Hepatitis C is a blood infection that is often asymptomatic. It causes liver inflammation that can lead to liver damage (fibrosis) or advanced liver scarring (cirrhosis), which in turn can lead to liver failure and cancer. It is spread by contact with blood and at present no vaccine is available. Early medical intervention is beneficial, but many people do experience mild symptoms and therefore do not seek treatment until it has evolved into more serious problems. Some symptoms may include:

* Decreased appetite

* Fatigue

Abdominal pain

Jaundice *

Itching

* Symptoms of the flu.

With HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus can lead to AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is transmitted through bodily fluids, and that infects white blood cells, which are part of the immune system, weakening so that you can not fight other opportunistic diseases that lead to AIDS.

Tetanus. This infection causes muscle stiffness and spasms, usually of the muscles of the jaw that makes it difficult to swallow or open his mouth. Other common places are the muscle spasms of the neck, chest, making it difficult to breathe, the stomach wall and the hands and feet. Other symptoms include:

* Extreme sensitivity to touch,

* High fever

* Sore throat

* Rapid heart rate

* Difficulty breathing,

Headache,

* Intestinal bleeding

* Diarrhea.

Tetanus can lead to suffocation, blood poisoning, heart failure, kidney failure and exhaustion, which can be fatal.

Blood poisoning. A bacterial infection commonly called blood poisoning. Symptoms include:

* High fever

* Chills violent

* Fainting

* A cold and pale, hands and feet

* A rapid, shallow breathing

* Anxiety

Delirium *

* Shock

* Loss of consciousness

Other problems include:

* Chronic skin disorders

* Allergies

* Lichenoid, which are small lumps of tissue reagent that is similar but more pronounced than those observed in chronic eczema.

* Sarcoidal granulomas, which are ball, as a document of immune cells in the skin's surface.

* Scale

* Redness

Itching

* Infections cause the tattoo fading

* Edema (due to an allergic reaction)

* Ulceration, which is the formation of ulcers.

* Delayed hypersensitivity reaction. This occurs several years after the tattoo and cause sudden local itching, peeling, redness and swelling.

Lymphocytoma *, there are many mature white blood cells that resemble a tumor, it is a skin reaction.

* Keloids are raised scars that can not be removed easily.

* The light sensitivity occurs when the sun reacts dye causing an allergic reaction.

* Photo of toxicity occurs when the sun reacts with the dye that causes localized hot sun.

According to research conducted by Dr. Bob Haley and Dr. Paul Fischer of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School tattoos account for "more than twice as many hepatitis C infections as injection drug use" and tattooed people in one room, is "nine times more likely than when infected with hepatitis C through infected needles and unsanitary conditions. "In America, it is not allowed to donate blood for the American Red Cross a year after a tattoo because of the high risk of blood-borne infections.

And the risk of bloodborne infections ink itself involves a number of risks. Until recently, the ink used in tattoos are not monitored and many artists use ink that is not approved for skin contact. Some ink is actually "industrial grade" the colors are suitable for use in printers or car paint! Many people may have allergic reactions to the ink of the most common reason is that the mercury in red ink, while others contain manganese in purple ink, chromium green, cobalt blue and cadmium yellow. Irreversible darkening may occur in meat, red ink beige and white used in cosmetic procedures and is believed to be caused by the conversion of iron oxide (Fe2O3) iron oxide (FeO).

Many of the inks for the filaments of metal, so if you have a magnetic resonance scan (MRI), can feel the pain. This is because the magnetic metals to convert radio-frequency pulses of an MRI machine and the electricity could be burning electricity passes through a tattoo. For this reason, some hospitals do not do an MRI of people who have tattoos. Make a very detailed magnetic resonance images of almost all body tissues and is particularly useful to see the areas around the spine and brain. And 'the best technology for brain tumors, and whether the cancer has spread to nearby brain cells and, therefore, very important and useful.

Currently, lasers are used in an attempt to remove the tattoos, or at least fade but this is expensive and painful as it relates to the skin burns, leading to the formation of scars. However, a new removable cartridge has just been released, which is made of plastic beads containing a dye or pigment, which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Since the dye is contained in plastic beads, can not be absorbed into the body, but when the laser hits in February, it disintegrates and is absorbed by the pigment.

Tattoo artists are bound by the goods and services Act of 1982, as a service we offer. Therefore, they must provide this service, "with reasonable skill and care", and are responsible for "consequential damages" If the tattoo goes wrong and you must pay for repairs or removal. It 'best to go to a tattoo artist license, if only because they are likely to be protected and the right insurance coverage is something goes wrong.

If you have suffered a blood infection, allergic reactions or other medical conditions due to the negligence of your tattoo artist, or if the tattoo is not like your design or descriptions, then you may be eligible for compensation to all attachments or Tattoo medical treatment you need to repair the damage, and any discomfort or inconvenience you may have felt while they were recovering. It is recommended that you take pictures of your tattoo as proof of damage or improper detail and if possible photos of designs that have been planned or arranged for comparison.