Should Teenagers Have a Tattoo?
Should teenagers have a tattoo?
Having prevailed in the world for thousands years, nowadays, tattoos have been known in every corner of the world (Lawrence, 1999). The Food and Drug Administration estimated that 45 millions people in the United States have at least a tattoo (Israel, 2011) and then 17% of them regrets getting tattoos (Schulz, 2011) due to its health effects and the discrimination against it. Thus, in our opinion, teenagers should not be allowed to have a tattoo.
The first reason why tattoos should not be granted among teenagers is that they have negative impacts on their health. After getting a tattoo, some people can immediately “have allergic reactions to the tattoo ink” (Vranken, 2009). Tattoos even can cause infection for people who have sensitive skin. “Signs of infection include excessive redness or tenderness around the tattoo, prolonged bleeding, pus, or changes in your skin color around the tattoo” (Vranken, 2009, para.3). Israel (2011) mentioned the comment of dermatologists from Germany’s University of Regensburg that skin reactions to tattoos might be partly caused by some chemicals in the inks as one of the reasons for these problems. Furthermore, Vu, a tattooist in Vietnam, claimed that people would also easily break out in a rash and have severe skin irritation if the UV ink was put into the skin (Do, 2009). Beside reactions, tattoos can even cause some serious diseases. Vranken (2009) analysed if teenagers wanted to get tattoos, they should think carefully because they were putting themselves at risk for infections under the skin, viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and C or dermatitis. Recent studies have reviewed that chemicals in tattoo inks contain some endocrine disruptors and toxic metals and a mix which has been called one of the most potent skin carcinogens (Israel, 2011). Moreover, Israel (2011) also said in blank tattoo inks, there were many chemicals that caused skin cancer like benzoapyrene, a
Having prevailed in the world for thousands years, nowadays, tattoos have been known in every corner of the world (Lawrence, 1999). The Food and Drug Administration estimated that 45 millions people in the United States have at least a tattoo (Israel, 2011) and then 17% of them regrets getting tattoos (Schulz, 2011) due to its health effects and the discrimination against it. Thus, in our opinion, teenagers should not be allowed to have a tattoo.
The first reason why tattoos should not be granted among teenagers is that they have negative impacts on their health. After getting a tattoo, some people can immediately “have allergic reactions to the tattoo ink” (Vranken, 2009). Tattoos even can cause infection for people who have sensitive skin. “Signs of infection include excessive redness or tenderness around the tattoo, prolonged bleeding, pus, or changes in your skin color around the tattoo” (Vranken, 2009, para.3). Israel (2011) mentioned the comment of dermatologists from Germany’s University of Regensburg that skin reactions to tattoos might be partly caused by some chemicals in the inks as one of the reasons for these problems. Furthermore, Vu, a tattooist in Vietnam, claimed that people would also easily break out in a rash and have severe skin irritation if the UV ink was put into the skin (Do, 2009). Beside reactions, tattoos can even cause some serious diseases. Vranken (2009) analysed if teenagers wanted to get tattoos, they should think carefully because they were putting themselves at risk for infections under the skin, viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and C or dermatitis. Recent studies have reviewed that chemicals in tattoo inks contain some endocrine disruptors and toxic metals and a mix which has been called one of the most potent skin carcinogens (Israel, 2011). Moreover, Israel (2011) also said in blank tattoo inks, there were many chemicals that caused skin cancer like benzoapyrene, a