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Medical Conditions - Tattooing

In tattooing, the tattoo pigment is forcefully injected into the skin's dermal layer. The pigment then disperses, and after a series of healing activities by the skin layers, the pigment gets entrapped into the skin cells. Tattooing involves needles and may cause related issues like HIV transmission, skin diseases, allergies, keloid formation, etc. Therefore, intense hygienic methods and an expert's advice before the procedure need to be adopted to prevent such problems.

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