Tattoo Blog

Having wrestled its way out of the bastions of tribal groups and outlaws, a tattoo now finds itself resting proudly on the glorious hands of David Beckham or on the glamorous hips of Shakira. With tattooing becoming a raze day by day, it has simultaneously become impossible to put a lid over the pot of ‘the great debate’ that hovers along with it. This debate, which is about one of the most relevant issues of modern times-health, is certainly not going to fizzle out soon. Whatever may be the end result, one thing on which we can bet upon is that it would definitely boost up the tattooing industry.
The fact that tattooing involves piercing of the skin and its subjection to strong chemicals is in itself a cause for all kinds of hygiene speculations. And this is where the whole debate begins. While one faction of the people hold the view that in the presence of adequate hygiene standards in the parlors, tattooing is not at all dangerous the other group remains critical of the whole thing. While it is a medically proven thing that the use of needles can be dangerous as they increase the risk of various diseases like Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.Medics blame the re-use of the tattoo needles behind the rise in the number of Hepatitis B complaints across the world. Most of the tattoo lovers seldom care about whether protective measures are being followed or not. This is what puts them in hot water!
That tattooing has not yet evolved fully from all kinds of ‘healthy’ apprehensions against becomes crystal clear when a tattooed person is told that he can not donate blood for 12 months after getting tattooed. This may sound a bit humiliating but given the strong medical evidences, it stands true and well justified.
However, the votaries of tattoo industry seem to be dancing on a different tune as they seem undeterred by all kinds of hygiene related allegations. They consider it idiotic on part of those who feel that tattooing still is a taboo.Their argument stems out of the fact that various tattoo parlor across the world have started giving hygiene a high priority. With the presence of a strict sanitary culture among the artists and the availability of autoclave bags for sterilization purpose, it is just absurd to talk ill about this industry.
Whosoever emerges out victorious in this debate, one thing that would remain is that tattooing still needs some strict regulatory measures in order to bull-doze all apprehensions that surround it on its march to the pinnacle as mere roadblocks!