How is it done?
During this procedure, a needle that's connected to a small machine with tubes containing dye, pierces your skin repeatedly — an action that resembles that of a sewing machine. With every puncture, the needle inserts tiny ink droplets. This process, which may last up to several hours for a large tattoo, could possibly cause a small amount of bleeding and potentially a lot of pain.
What are the risks?
The skin is a protective barrier for your body and tattooing could make you more susceptible to skin infections. This also applies to permanent make-up.
Specific risks include:
- Blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis C, hepatitis B, tetanus, tuberculosis and HIV — the virus that causes AIDS.
§ Skin disorders such as granulomas, especially if your tattoo includes red ink.
§ Skin infections include various local bacterial infections.
§ Allergic reactions, sometimes years after you had the tattoo done.
People are often dissatisfied with their tattoos; luckily technology made removal an option. These are the methods that are available:
- Laser surgery is the most effective method, but you may need treatment over 12 months and it may not erase the tattoo completely.
- Dermabrasion is not painful; it may however leave a car.
- Surgical removal can leave a scar too.
Another form of self-mutilation is the cutting of yourself with razors.
Individuals who self-mutilate often have suffered sexual, emotional, or physical abuse at the hands of someone they trusted. By hurting themselves, they symbolize the loss or pain present in their relationship with the person who hurt them.
The person who self-harms often has difficulty expressing their emotions freely. Consequently, cutting or disfiguring a part of their body is their way of expressing themselves and coping with the hurt and distracting themselves from the hurt.
Again, this form of self-mutilation could leave scars forever too. Please consider counseling and be sure to read the last two chapters in this book.
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