I find it odd that the several attempts I've made to make this discussion about health risks have been brushed aside in favor of condemnation of personal choices.
I'll just go on posting what I find, but doubt it will act as a deterrent to anyone seeking acceptance in their peer group. Might as well make a film called
Reefer Madness (
Tell Your Children).
Think Before You Ink: Are Tattoos Safe?
https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048919.htm
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Tattoos are more popular than ever. According to a 2015 Harris Poll, about 3 in 10 (or 29%) people surveyed have at least one tattoo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also seeing reports of people developing infections from contaminated tattoo inks, as well as adverse reactions to the inks themselves.
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Questions raised about tattoo inks, cancer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/questions-raised-about-tattoo-inks-cancer/2014/09/22/f1398ec8-2176-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?utm_term=.d7d4367477c7
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Almost all inks, dermatologists say, contain chemicals that can cause allergic and other reactions. ..........................
“Cancer may easily occur in tattooed skin independent of the ink or pigment. . ......................
Since 2009, EU members have identified more than 20 inks from the United States as dangerous and banned their sale. .....................
“Because the FDA cannot require a cosmetics company to submit data before marketing a product or require a company to tell the FDA when they receive a report that one of its products has caused an adverse reaction in a user, the FDA may not know when there are problems,” Putnam, an FDA spokesman, says.
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Maybe the tattoo lovers need to start their own thread with a "no body shaming" warning in the headline so they can share their art we have heard so much about.
I'm just curious about the Porsche tattoos, my 3rd cousin's son has a 550 Spyder on his neck. She was horrified when he got it, he was working in a Porsche shop at the time, it does match is rambunctious attitude I'll say that much.