There are many risks involved with getting a tattoo and piercing a part. Since the tattoo process involves needles, blood, and bodily fluids, there is always the risk of infection or an allergic reaction. The skin can react to the dye in a tattoo. Some states and cities have even made tattooing illegal. New York City outlawed the practice in the mid 1960s after an outbreak of Hepatitis B was caused by unsterilized equipment.
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Unlike a trendy haircut or a pair of parachute pants, you can't remove a tattoo easily or cheaply. The laser treatment uses the laser to evaporate or explode the pigment and diffuse it where, over time, the surrounding skin will carry the pigment away into the blood stream. Surgical removal simply means removing the skin with the tattoo on it. Both treatments are expensive and will almost certainly leave a scar, says Dr. Flynn. Popular Piercing Body piercing is another form of skin art that has recently surged in popularity.