Am I the only one, who hates tattoos?

[Gwydion]

I also dislike tattoos, especially on women. Only tattoos I can say I like are those traditional yakuza tattoos as they suit who used to exclusively sport them, namely traditional Japanese mafia:

[Dawnbringer]

Tattoos are bad for your immune system. Your bodies white blood cells never stop attacking tattoo ink which is why tattoos fade, not because of the outer layer of the skin or the sun, although they help the process somewhat.

This is what your body is doing every second there is ink in it.

For those who have a weakened immune system Tattoos can often lead to infection. They are not healthy.

Disrupted immune system? Avoid getting a tattoo: If your immune system is not strong and healthy, then you might experience unexpected side effects after getting a tattoo done — so suggests the case of a woman who sought treatment for mysterious and persistent pain in her left hip, knee, and thigh.The new issue of the journal BMJ Case Reports features the case study of a woman who sought medical assistance due to severe and persistent pain in her left hip, knee, and thigh after having gotten her left thigh tattooed some months earlier.

In 2009, she had a double lung transplant that needed long-term immunosuppressant therapy, to avoid a transplant rejection response.

This, of course, meant that her entire immune system was disrupted, and it would not react to foreign agents inside the body in the same way that it normally would.

Still, she did not suspect that the effects would come to interfere in any way with her appreciation of tattoos.

Since she had already had a tattoo done some years previously, she decided to get another one in January 2015, on her left thigh. Immediately after the procedure, she experienced some mild skin irritation in the area, but this is not unusual and is only a temporary effect. More concerningly, however, 9 days after getting this tattoo, she started having severe pain in her left knee and thigh, the management of which required strong painkillers.

In time, the symptoms became less severe. But after 10 months, they had not wholly disappeared.

"Her pain was still troublesome, constant in nature, and causing regular sleep disturbance," write the authors of the case analysis.

They are William Thomas Wilson, Mannix O'Boyle, and William J. Leach, all of whom are from the National Health Service (NHS) Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the United Kingdom. Unusual inflammation caused by tattooing?
The woman eventually sought the advice of a rheumatology clinic, where she had a series of tests done, but all of the results indicated normal ranges.

However, when the doctors decided to conduct a biopsy of her thigh muscle, it became apparent that the woman had something called "inflammatory myopathy." In plain English, this is chronic inflammation of the muscle, characterized by pain and muscle weakness.

In this specific case, based on the woman's medical history and information, doctors concluded that the condition was likely caused by the impact of the fresh tattoo on the system, boosted in the context of a disrupted immune system.

"It is well recognised that immunosuppressed patients are at increased risk of infection," write the authors, adding, "It therefore stands to reason that these patients would have higher risk of complications as a result of tattooing."

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322183.php

[Dick]

i would rather buy pierogis and sunny d

sunny d to mix with vodka?

[PaleoEuropean]

I also dislike tattoos, especially on women. Only tattoos I can say I like are those traditional yakuza tattoos as they suit who used to exclusively sport them, namely traditional Japanese mafia:

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Tradition is tradition for sure, I don't hate tattoos but I just think it's a big risk especially if you have an auto immune disease or compromised immune system.

[nittionia]

sunny d to mix with vodka?

[KuriousKatKommittee]

[Dawnbringer]

Please start a classification thread KKK. I PMed you asking for it.

[Mr.G]

I have a little tattoo of a hummingbird on the small of my back.

[KuriousKatKommittee]

I have a little tattoo of a hummingbird on the small of my back.

[TheOldNorth]

the only tattoos I've ever even thought were slightly good, where ancient patterns/letters like runes and Celtic knots or Ogham