If the equipment used to make your tattoo is contaminated with infected blood, you can contract various blood-borne diseases.
Body art, which includes tattooing, has become increasingly popular among teenagers and young adults. As the art form continues to move beyond limits into the mainstream, many people have begun to wonder whether it poses any risk of infection with blood-borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis C.
Tattoo artists create their designs by injecting ink into another layer of a person’s skin, known as the dermis. They do this using a tattoo machine (called a tattoo) that punctures the skin with small, high-speed needles. The tattoo artist uses a single needle to pierce the skin.
Some reasons that can cause HIV: –
- If the person getting the tattoo has HIV or any blood-related infection.
- The device may have had the blood of an infected person.
- What if the tattoo artist does not disinfect his tattoo machine after applying the tattoo?