SIDE EFFECTS OF TATTOOS (via @wickedstepmami)

Did u know that tattoos could have the following effects on your skin;
INFECTIONS such as HIV and hepatitis related to reused needles.

ALLERGIC reactions to temporary and permanent tattoo inks.

SCARRING may occur with getting a tattoo, or tattoo removal.

GRANULOMAS in the form of large or small bumps that form to encapsulate foreign substances, such as tattoo ink particles.

MRI studies may cause burning and swelling of tattoos due to metal components in tattoo inks.

SOME KNOWN INGREDIENTS OF TATTOO INKS:

HEAVY METALS

Aluminum

Barium

Cadmium

Chromium

Cobalt

Copper

Iron

Lead

Mercury

Nickel

Titanium

Zinc

METAL OXIDES

Ferrocyanide

Ferricyanide

ORGANIC CHEMICALS

Azo chemicals

Naptha derivative chemicals

Carbon

Polycyclic compounds

OTHER COMPOUNDS

Antimony

Arsenic

Beryllium

Calcium

Lithium

Phosphorus

Selenium

Silica

Sulfur

Titanium dioxide

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)

 Tattoos also cause various types of cancer:
Malignant melanoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma


BEHAVIORAL FACTORS

Correlation of other risk taking behaviors


SKIN DISEASES

Psoriasis

Photosensitization

Photogenotoxicity

Phototoxicity
There is no such thing as a safe tattoo.  There are a reasonable number of studies and case reports as to the adverse health effects of tattoos.  The lack of extensive definitive studies proving adverse effects is just that, a lack of studies.  It is not proof that tattoo inks are safe. 
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