Don't get a tattoo if you have a weak immune system

Body modification usind tattoo has picked up in the most of the countries over the past few years as an art form and a way of expressing oneself. These days turning yourself into a living, breathing canvass on which an artist can illustrate his or herself is becoming a norm rather than exception. With tattoo parlours increasing in numbers and with rates starting at about $20 depending on the size and intricacy of the design selected, anyone can easily get inked.
However few are aware of the dangers that lies in the procedure.According to the British Medical Journal (BJM) Case reports, people who have weak immune system are at high risk of adverse reactions on being tattooed.
According to the journal a woman had a double lung transplant and was on immune suppressing drugs to reduce the chances of her body rejecting the transplanted organs. She decided to get tattoo on her left leg a few months after her surgery and within a short time she developed complication.
She had had a tattoo done on her right leg before her surgery and there was no complaints, but immediately after this one she experienced mild skin irritation. Nine days later,she developed pain in her left knee and thigh. The symptoms were so server that she needed strong pain killers.
Months later and still suffering, doctors decided to do a biopsy on her thigh muscle. It turned out that the patient suffered from inflammatory myopathy-chronic muscle inflammation, which is always accompanied by muscle weakness and pain. Doctors linked her condition to the tattoo. She underwent physiotherapy strengthen her thigh. It took three years for symptoms to go away for good.

  • Conditions such as HIV, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Liver Disease and Diabetes Mellitus also some of the culprits that may weaken one's immunity.

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