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Things to Consider Before You Get Tattooed and Pierced

Friday, December 10th, 2010

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Body art is considered as a medium to express one’s self. Today’s generation is very much into this kind of art, which is best exemplified by tattoos and piercings. Though tattooing and body piercing should be done by professionals, there are some who do it without greater knowledge on its standard operations, first aid methods, and even safety precautions.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Medical Association (AMA), there are some important things to consider before deciding to wear on tattoos and piercings. These include the kinds of inks to be used, permanence, reactions to other medical schemes, and length of the healing process, pain level, allergies, for tattoos and body piercings, respectively.

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