Tattoos and piercing are the body decorations, which are very popular among teens today. Especially students are showing much interested in piercing the body and tattooing. There are many health risks of tattooing and body piercing.
The main risk is getting blood borne diseases. Both piercing and tattooing procedure involves piercing with the sharp instrument. It may cause serious blood borne diseases as the needle can be contaminated with the blood of the infected person.
Bacteria and viruses can enter the pierced skin and may cause infection. If your tattoo has a red link then you may get a skin disorder such as Granulomas and Keloids, which cause areas of excessive and raised scaring. Tattooing can cause many skin infections. It causes allergic skin reactions with itchy rash.
It is possible to transmit the viral infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, AIDS through tattooing and piercing. You can decrease the possibility of these risks by getting Tattoos and piercing by well trained professionals in a clean and tidy place. If you have oily skin, apply undiluted tomato paste on your skin and leave for 15 minutes. It will give you a better result.