Comments on: 4 Necessary Steps You Should Take When Thinking About Getting A Tattoo!

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:58 +0000

“Just as in a dentist’s office, as long as the area is strictly sanitized, your chances for infection will be greatly reduced.”

This advice is hairy to say the least – you can’t tell if needles are sterile, even in a dentist’s, if the place just “looks clean” – although that can be a good indication. You have to ASK them about sterilisation techniques used on all equipment (is the ink reservoir autoclaved or dispoable?), check for use of gloves, ask for one-use only needeles. Don’t take anything for granted!

By: amino

amino — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:46:09 +0000

Thanks for sharing this with me since I am going to tatto my back today and your post help me a lot for this.

By: C M Brooks

C M Brooks — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:52:23 +0000

Good article. I’ve never had the slightest desire to get a tattoo, but it’s good to see sensible advice (on the face of it) provided for those who do. Interesting about sunlight – good for us in general terms, in moderation (vitamin D) but not good in quantity. I’ve seen so many tats that are dark blobs that I would add strong consumer research on the skills of the tattooist to the prerequisite needs. It’s good to see other examples of their work in the flesh rather than in photos, to see how the tats have worked out over time. It is a shame to lose all the detail work so quickly as some do.