TATTOOS By Saira Hernandez Table Of Contents 1

TATTOOS By: Saira Hernandez

Table Of Contents 1. Putting your skin at risk. 2. What is in a tattoo? 3. Pros and Cons 4. Problems they can give.

Putting your skin at risk Tattoos can be infecting damaging skin and your body. Unsterilized tattooing equipment and needles can cause infectious diseases such as hepititis. Some people get seroius allergic reactions to tattoo pigments. Granulomas Keloid formation-

What is in a tattoo? Denatured alcohols Methanol Rubbing alcohol Antifreeze detergents or formaldehyde Other toxic aldehydes

Pros Cons • Form of self expression • Risk of infection • An artistic way to decorate your body • • A way to be different or unique Getting then removed is possible but could leave a scars. • You may get tired of it. • It could affect future jobs or employers may not like them. • A way to symbolize things that are inportant to you

Problems they can give They can cause infection. Removal problems. May be difficult to remove and leave scars. Allergic reactions Granulomas Keloid formation MRI conplications

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