Tattooing is a process that people have been practicing for thousands of years. Nowadays, 21% of adults in America have permanent tattoos on their bodies.
Many people who have these tattoos pay attention to some things while searching for a tattoo specialist and getting them done. For example: did the artist wear gloves? Does the tattoo center sterilize its equipment? Did the artist open a new needle sterilely before starting his work? Was the cream used specifically for you? >
Another question that some people ask the artist is "What exactly is in this paint that will be injected into my skin?" Even if this question is asked clearly to the practitioner, the answer may not be clear. Concentrated
tattoo paint can actually be made from concentrated dye substances
that should not be used in tattoos. Tattoo paint manufacturers can use calligraphy ink, drawing ink and even printer ink to make tattoo
paint. These manufacturers generally sell their products online, and many of these manufacturers
do not even have authorization certificates to manufacture this product.
The importance of water in Tottoo
How bad is the idea of sharing the same ink with your printer? Another bad thing is the water used in tattoo making or dilution. The artist usually uses water to dilute the tattoo paint. Sometimes he tries to find the desired color by using slightly diluted derivatives of black paint called 'gray wash'.
Some tattoo artists or paint manufacturers use distilled water or water obtained by reverse osmosis to make tattoo
paints. He thinks it is enough to dilute it. Unsterilized water causes the tattoo paint to become contaminated, that is, to become infected. In the USA, 14 people who had tattoos with the same diluted grey-dye developed skin infection due to mycobacteria. This skin infection, which starts as a rash, remains in the tattooed area without spreading. Until tattoo artists or paint manufacturers take this problem seriously
and pay attention to it, this infection will develop in patients undergoing the procedure.
This infection, which develops due to Mycobacterium. Treatment of the rash takes as long as 6 months and medication must be taken every day.
So what should we do?
Since tattoo paints are applied directly to people's skin, CDC recommends that these paints be produced sterile
/> suggests. To protect their customers, tattoo artists must take the following precautions:
Do not use any paint or substance that is not produced for tattoo application.
Do not dilute the paint before tattooing, if you need to dilute, use sterile water.
Tools. Do not use non-sterile water to clean.
Pay attention to hygiene during tattoo application (such as hand hygiene, use of disposable sterile gloves).
Things consumers should do to reduce the possibility of infection:
Tattoo application certificate Have your tattoo done in areas where there are tattoos.
Request that the paint to be used in the application be special paint produced only for tattoo making.
Make sure that the tattoo artist complies with the rules of hygiene.
Be aware that skin infection may develop after the tattoo application and if If infection occurs, go to the doctor
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