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Danger “Beauty Tattoo”
Monday, December 15th, 2008 | Tattoo Blog | No Comments
Twenty-eight-year-old office worker Lim recently had an eye-line tattoo. “I would rather call it semi-permanent make up. It’s nothing too scary just injecting brown pigment along the eye-line. You don’t even notice it’s a tattoo,” she said.
“Since the treatment, I do not have to spend extra time putting on eye liner in the morning and still people think I look great,” she explained as to why she underwent the procedure.
However, Lim admitted that she was lucky. She has seen some people with results that weren’t as successful. “I have seen some get swelling around the eyes or the pigment leaving green marks making their face look odd,” she said.
Tattoos are not only for those inking illustrations on their bodies to portray a certain image, or part of a religious or ceremonial rite as in some countries. Tattoos are gaining popularity among women here as a way of adding permanent makeup.
Being tattooed by a tattoo artist is illegal here as it is considered to be a semi-medical treatment and therefore restricted to doctors only. Since the pigment is injected into the skin, it could cause an infection if contaminated needles are used, the procedure is strictly limited to those in the medical profession, however, doctors seldom do so.
Still, people manage to get tattoos from tattoo artists, makeup artists and face masseuses, who illegally perform the procedure.
The Green Consumers Network’s (GCN) national council warned Thursday that more consumers were reporting side effects from undergoing the procedure from unauthorized practitioners. According to its research, among 88 cases of negative reactions to semi-medical treatment between January and September this year, 58 percent were from “beauty tattoos.”
According to the report, women suffering side effects said they could not open their eyes because they were sore from having had eye-line tattoos several times; some suffered from deteriorating eyesight, while others had swollen eyelids due to eyebrow tattooing. Also women experienced inflammation of the lips after applying an ointment to complete a lip line tattoo.
The group said the “victims” of such semi-medical treatment should be aware that the procedures they were undergoing were illegal.
According to a survey of 814 people between 10 and 60, 349 had tattoos, and 27 percent underwent the procedure more than twice, however, they were ignorant of its legal implications.
Some 71 percent, mostly teenagers, were not aware that the treatment was illegal. While 151 said tattooing was safe, 34 out of the 349 said they experienced negative side effects ranging from pain and scarring, and others that needed professional medical treatment.
The GCN council held a debate Thursday to talk about the safety and future direction of tattooing here.
Prof. Cho Hyong-won of Sangji University said the government needs to expand the qualification spectrum for those allowed to perform tattooing, but must put in tighter regulation and management. “There are no proper education courses for the so-called tattoo artists or beauticians who are actually performing the tattooing. The government needs to set up guidelines to regulate them,” he said.
Hann Seung-kyung, spokesman for the Korean Medical Association, said it was mostly teenagers affected by the tattoo boom, citing a medical report released in 1989, and called for a campaign to inform people of the risks involved.
Artilce from www.koreatimes.co.kr
Choosing Your Tattoo Design
Monday, November 17th, 2008 | Tattoo Instruction | No Comments
Choosing a tattoo design is a hard decision to make, but it’s an important decision that should not be taken lightly. After all if it’s a permanent tattoo then it’s one you will have to live with for the rest of your life, and if you’re not happy with it then you’ll have to go through the painful process of removing the tattoo.
So with that in mind, here’s 3 important points to consider when choosing a tattoo design:
1. Does the tattoo design reflect your personality and/or personal interests?
Many people choose to have tattoos on their body that reflect their personality, so it’s often a good idea to choose a design that you think matches your own unique character traits. For example, if you’re a strong masculine character, you may choose to have a lion tattoo. Similarly if you a cat-lover then you may choose a cat-related tattoo design, for instance.
The important thing is that if you do insist on getting a tattoo, then because of it’s permanency it’s always a good idea to choose one that actually says something about you, rather than just choosing a random image that you happen to stumble across. These impulsive tattoos nearly always lead to disappointment and possible removal later on in life.
2. Is the tattoo design appropriate for the part of the body where the tattoo will go?
Certain tattoo designs suit particular types of body more than others so this is another point to take into consideration. You don’t want to choose a great design only to put it on a part of the body where it looks completely out of place. Location is very important. You have to think about the prominence of the tattoo design as well. Do you want lots of people to see it, or is it a more personal tattoo that you only want romantic partners to see.
3. Is the tattoo design timeless?
Following on from the last point, it’s important to choose a design that is not just a passing fad. For example, you don’t want to choose the latest fashionable tattoo designs because in a few years time they could be out of fashion again, and you’ll be stuck with it. You want one that only looks cool now, but will continue to look good in years to come.
It’s easy to make impulsive decisions when you are young, but you have to remember that any design you choose will be with you for the rest of your life. For example, lots of men often get tattoos done signalling their love for their current partner or wife, but with the high divorce rate in modern society is this really a sensible idea?
So to sum up, when choosing a tattoo design you ideally want one that accurately reflects your personality, is appropriately placed on your body, and is one that you will be happy with for the rest of your life.
Unsterilized Equipment Tattoo — Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis
Saturday, October 4th, 2008 | Tattoo Blog | No Comments
- Tattoo VS HIV
Ontario health officials are urging people who received tattoos or piercings at two southern Ontario parlours this summer to undergo blood tests for HIV and hepatitis, after they were found to have used unsterilized equipment.
The Niagara public health department is searching for 40 customers of Venom Ink - which has parlours in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls - who may have been exposed to diseases during visits in July and August.
The health agency said there is a “low risk” that people who visited the business may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C because non-sterilized equipment was used.
Kate-Lynn Portugaise received a body piercing from the St. Catharines location this summer. Although she had complications following the procedure, she said she has no plans to get tested.
“Whenever I got pierced, it was all pussing and bloody and red so I just had to take it out,” she said. “I think I’m OK, but I don’t know.”
The Niagara Falls shop was closed Friday, with owner Apollo Knarr unavailable for comment.
Darryl White, a customer of that location, said he’s not concerned about infection, adding staff complied with the orders of the health department.
“I was here when the health board was here,” White said. “They did tests on the spot and they said you’ve got to stop piercing and they did.”
The health department, however, is urging anyone who received services from Venom Ink to get tested.
Article From canada.com, October 03, 2008
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The Points Where Tattoos Hurt The Least
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 | Tattoo Instruction | 1 Comment
- Does This Hurt?
Usually people who are thinking of getting a tattoo are often concerned as to which part of the body is most likely to hurt when you get a tattoo and which area is likely to hurt the least. It is a very normal question and one which may be very hard to answer because people and their pain thresholds differ. A lot of people tend to agree that the arm is the place that you will experience the least pain and which will give you the best positioning for a tattoo. It is simply about getting your tattoo in a place that contains the most muscle and which will absorb the tattooing needle better, this way you experience less pain. Areas where you are likely to experience the most pain are areas with a high level of nerve concentration and erogenous zones such as the inner thigh and areas which are directly over bone such as the ankles.
Most people usually agree that the arm is the best place to get a tattoo and the area where you are least likely to experience a great amount of pain. The reason for this is that this is a place that has a lot of muscle before the bones and it tends to absorb the tattooing needle a lot better and thus less pain is felt. The places where you are most likely to experience pain are the erogenous zones and other zones with high nerve concentration or where there is little muscle or fat and which are more exposed to bone such as the ankles.
Some areas which hurt a lot such as the ribcage are usually chosen by those who have a lot more experience in getting tattoos, if it is your first tattoo and you are rather uncomfortable with the prospect of having to bear pain, you can stick with getting tattoos on fleshier locations such as your arm or your leg. When getting tattoos, you should try your best not to concentrate on where tattoos will hurt the most but how great your artwork will look on you when it is finished.
