Possible health risks of tattoos 12 Articles

by Robert Foehl

How to Protect Yourself When Getting a Tattoo Hell's Angels, punk rockers and old soldiers; your sister, mother, possibly even your grandmother: tattoos can be found on a variety of people from all cultures, ages and wa...read more

by Julie Genser

A frighteningly growing number of teens and young adults around the world are injecting dangerous chemicals under their skin in the name of art and self-expression. A trend that started growing in America and Europe in the...read more

by Cammie Sammartino

First off, let me say this: I am not a wimp and normally not impulsive. I have a tattoo on my left wrist and a nose piercing; I can take pain pretty well. People say once you get your first tattoo, it's hard to stop at...read more

by Rhianna Carlson

Health Risks of Tattooing and Ear/Body Piercing Skin and mucous membranes in the mouth and nose protect you from many infections. Both tattooing and ear/body piercing procedures involve piercing the skin or mucous membr...read more

by Lynsey Ertl

As an owner of a tattoo shop and someone who loves getting them I have learned that there are very few risks with getting the tattoo itself. The best way to avoid getting a bad tattoo is to shop around and really look at t...read more

by Tracy Harwick

There are several major risks that you must consider before getting a tattoo. 1. Infection: Tattoo equipment and needles may be unsterile even if they have never been used. This can spread diseases such as Hepatitis. Also...read more

by doubting thomas

Many years ago (the 70's)and in prison it may have been likely to contract a virus or bacterium from a tattoo needle but the facts are in. Almost no respectable modern tattoo parlors do not use sterilized needles as a comm...read more

by Cynthia Siow

Below are the health risks of tattoos: 1. Infection - Unsterile tattooing equipment and needles can transmit infectious diseases, such as hepatitis. 2. Removal problems - Despite advances in laser technology, remo...read more

by Vanessa Fagan

If you go to a good tattooist, i.e. somebody with a proper studio, that observes all the health & safety regulations, the risks of infection or transferring any diseases are miniscule and you will be able to enjoy your...read more

by A.R. Marth

Tattoos done in a home, in prison, or in an unlicensed facility carry grave health risks. This article is about the health risks associated with being tattooed in a clean, licensed, and proper tattoo facility. In some s...read more

by Elisa Clentre

Infection. Unsterile tattooing equipment and needles can transmit infectious diseases,such as hepatitis. The risk of infection is the reason the American Association of Blood Banks requires a one-year wait between getting ...read more

by Martin W. Schwartz

Tattoos bring the same risks as do any other needle inserted under the skin. If the ink needle is properly sterilized or is a one-time-use disposable type (the latter being highly unlikely) and the tattoo artist wears dis...read more