Tattoo and Piercings

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TATTOOS AND PIERCINGS With times changing, styles coming and going, something that has become more common are tattoos and piercings. There are many things to consider in each procedure, whether it is getting a tattoo or piercing done professionally, or in a home setting. For different reasons people will a get tattoo or piercing, such as personal reason, or for personal expression. However, there can also be some negative consequences as a result of your tattoo or piercing. When making the choice to get a tattoo or piercing, it is very important to keep in mind the safety precautions a professional will take, over your friend or friends’ friend giving either procedure in a non-professional setting. Without question, it is safer to have a tattoo or piercing done by a licensed person. Secondly, sanitation is a huge factor. Not only is the equipment being used clean and sterile, more than likely so is the work area. People often put safety a side, and think only about price. Also more than likely the individual giving a tattoo or piercing out of his home basement or living room isn’t going to charge you the same price as a licensed person, in a professional work place. If you are considering getting a tattoo or piercing it is important to put your safety and end result over price. Many people will get a tattoo in remembrance of someone or something special. Piercings on the other hand seem to be more of a fashion statement. Typically in the past, parents, or mothers mostly, would take their daughter as a baby or at a very young age, to have her ears pierced. However, todays piercing is no longer just for girls, but is very common for an individual of any age over the age of eighteen to get a piercing just for looks. Also, before it was just your ears you pierced. Today you see a lot of noses, lips, cheeks, even the arm or chest pierced. Then there are the

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