Is the artist vaccinated for Hepatitis B?
Pain According to Hudson (1999), the most painful areas for men are considered to be the abdomen, spine, and chest. The most painful areas for women are considered the spine and ankle. The least painful areas for men are the buttocks and arm, and the least painful areas for women are the abdomen, buttocks, thigh and shoulder. In general, the areas near joints will hurt more because there are more nerves located there. Blood Donations You cannot make blood donations for a year after getting a tattoo, body piercing or permanent make-up (Virtual Hospital, 1999). Laws Some states have laws that prohibit the tattooing of minors. In some states with no regulation, local cities set up their own standards. The law for each state may be obtained from state, county or local health departments (Virtual Hospital, 1999). Risks Unsterile tattooing and piercing equipment and needles can spread serious infection, hepatitis, tetanus and even HIV. Without proper cleaning and protection from the sun, the
It’s advisable that you ask… what happens if you get cross-contamination and you don’t know? You run the risk of getting the disease yourself. Always think about your safety first, no matter how outlandish you may think the question is. 5. Ointment, ink, water and other items should not be returned to a universal container after it has been removed for use on a client. Simply, this means that ANYTHING the tattoo artist uses on you/the person ahead of you/etc. should be THROWN away after it’s used. That does NOT however– mean the entire bottle of ink that they used to pour into the small ink cups. That’s stupid. But.. those little ink cups that they use to get ink on the needle– should be IN the trash and NEVER used ever again. Oh, and those little ink cups? They’re called ‘ink caps’. Usually, the artist will use deodorant on your skin before shaving the skin or to make the ink on the design stand out more. Do NOT let them use the deodorant directly on your skin. How many other peop
