This has to be one of the most asked questions for a newbie, I know i’m still asking people that (…but I tend to be using the lack of tattoo designs as an excuse when asked about mine )

The following diagram so how much pain you’ll receive when getting a tattoo on various parts of the body.

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The idea of getting a tattoo can be intoxicating, a unique form self expression but for many there are barriers or fears to getting a tattoo whether it be social prejudice or just doubts, Tattooing in this day and age is safe.

This great tattoo video gives you an idea of the process of getting a tattoo done from start to finish.

This news article only gives you more reason to get your tattoos professionally done.

Health officials in Indiana are now looking for a homeless tattoo artist who’s costumer contracted a staph infection which is resistant to antibiotics.

Because it would not respond to medication, the infected area had to be surgically cut from the woman’s skin, Williams said.

Come people, tattoos are meant to preserve a unique moment in your life, not as community service message on why you should have had a tattoo professionally done. Don’t risk illness or injury get it done properly.

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While systems are in place to maintain a level of security it ultimately comes down to the responsibility of the tattoo parlor to make sure that their equipment and staff are educated properly to ensure that safety of their customers and employees.

The current lawsuit casts a shadow over the tattoo industry which has exploded in to the mainstream in the last decade and more recently in the past year with the successful reality tv series Miami Ink series.

The $10 million class-action lawsuit has been launched against an Oshawa body art studio, customers that had received a tattoo or body peircing from Nov 2006 till Aug 1 2007 were asked to be tested for blood-borne diseases due to faulty sterilizer, which may have left customers exposed to unsterilized equipment.

The statement of claim alleges negligence on the part of the studio and its owner, Hugh Towie. The sterilizer was being operated at lower than the required 132C, “such that Hepatitis B and C and HIV could have survived the steam treatment,” the claim says.

Those customers currently undergoing the blood tests have a long 6 month wait till they receive their HIV results.

The full article can be found here at thestar.com