Tattoo and Piercing (Effects on Health)

[Guest guest]

>dear master fe

>i know a woman who is seek a lot

>her back is full of tatoos

>can this affect the health of a person ?

>and what about piercing ?

>and is there treatment for it ?

>love and light

>jan

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MEDICAL INFORMATION: TATTOO & PIERCING (effects on health)

[information research done by Mon Magkalas]

 

'Research into the effects of body piercing is too new to see a direct

relationship between it and disease, but doctors are concerned about

delayed effects. Adding to concerns is that body piercing is largely an

unregulated industry, and practitioners don't have to answer to any

licensing authority. State health departments don't check piercing

establishments regularly — only after a customer complaint. And piercers

learn through one-to-two-year apprenticeships ; there is no school for the

trade. Whether body piercing is a time bomb won't be known for years. With

tattoos and body piercings, there may not be any symptoms of hepatitis B or

C for 10 to 15 years. Any invasive procedure that breaks the skin that is

not under sterile conditions and not administered with sterile instruments,

and if the site itself is not sterile, it is susceptible to blood-borne

pathogens. It's difficult to trace it, but the potential is there. How

great the risk of infection is depends on how sterile the equipment is and

how well the pierce cares for the laceration.

 

Tattoo ink is made from dyes derived from a variety of metals, which

produce the distinctive colors (for example, red dyes are made from

cinnabar) donned by biceps and butts everywhere. The negative health

effects from tattoo ink is not without reason. Although there has never

been a documentation of cancer from tattoos or tattoo ink in the medical

literature, there are known allergic reactions. In particular, the liquid

that holds red and yellow inks has an increased allergic potential. There's

also an extremely rare, non-allergic immune reaction to some of the dyes in

tattoo ink. In addition, tattoos and tattoo ink may not cause cancer, but

dark tattoo colors can make a melanoma (skin cancer) more difficult to

identify.

 

The use of India ink to draw tattoos on the body, are safe, with no

resultant cancers or other adverse health effects having been reported.

Perhaps of greater importance are the possible health problems that can

result from the use of dirty tattoo needles, or from otherwise unsanitary

conditions in the tattoo parlor. If there's a tattoo in your future, check

out archive for some good tips about what to look for in a tattoo artist

and his/her parlor.

 

The new flower tattoo or pierced nose might not look like a health risk

now, but the potential side effects could be painful, permanent, and look

downright nasty.

A slide show presented during the Canadian Dermatology Association's annual

meeting wasn't pretty. Black spots of infection surrounded a shiny, silver

tongue stud. A pierced eyebrow was a sickly shade of green, and a small

permanent rash was all that remained of a temporary henna tattoo. The

result of a piercing or tattooing gone wrong can include allergic

reactions, torn skin, scarring, and even diseases such as hepatitis B or C.

Despite such consequences, many young people continue to be drawn to body

piercing and tattoos as an expression of their individuality and a desire

to be fashionable, Not all tattoos and body piercings, which largely appeal

to teens and young adults, lead to trouble. They might not be getting

enough information about the health risks, and the varying safety practices

and qualifications of those who operate the piercing guns and large, hollow

tattoo needles. One of the most unpleasant sounding consequences of

piercing is keloids. It's probably the most disfiguring lesion, which is a

huge overgrowth of skin due to an abnormal healing process.

 

The black that is often added to the product to make it last longer can

contain additives such as coffee beans, charcoal, or large quantities of

PPD -- a chemical commonly found in hair dyes, lingerie, and hosiery. Those

who have a negative reaction can end up with severe contact dermatitis, or

become prone to further skin problems if they later dye their hair. "