Coat of Arms
Getting Acquainted with Health
Reading Passage
Risky Business Tri-Fold
Decision Making Model
Take Control!
7. Think Before You Ink Article
8. Tattooing and body Piercing Notes
9. Video Questions
10. Body Art Interview
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What is a Fad?
 What are some Fads of today?
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What does the FDA stand for?
 How is a permanent tattoo made?
 What prompted the FDA to study tattoo ink safety?
 What are the risks when getting a tattoo?
 What is one possibility as to where the tattoo pigment
goes when they fade or are removed by a laser?
 What grade of ink is used in tattooing procedures and is
suitable for what?
 What are the negatives of tattoo removal?
 Why does the FDA not approve of do-it-yourself tattoo
removal products
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Tattoos:
 Location of tattoo
 That it’s permanent
 Risks involved
 Pain involved
 Procedure
Oral/Body Piercing:
 Location of piercing
 Risks involved
 Pain involved
What factors need to be
considered when
deciding if you want this
form of body art?
 What precautions and
information should an
individual find out before
making the decision to
get a tattoo or body
piercing?
 What is involved in
getting a tattoo or
having a body piercing
done? Describe how
each is done.
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What are the benefits of
engaging in this activity?
 What are the short-term
and long-term health
risks?
 Why do people engage
in these activities? What
is the attraction?
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Tattoos:
FDA has not
approved tattoo
procedures
Tattoo removal
Age requirement
How to care for it
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Oral/Body Piercing:
The training the
piercer has
How piercing
instruments are
sterilized
Whom to contact if
problems arise
How to care for it
 Infections
or blood-borne diseases such as
Hepatitis B or C, Tetanus, and HIV/AIDS
from equipment and needles that were
not sterile
 Allergic reactions to tattoo pigments
 MRI complications
 Unwanted scar tissue may form when
getting or removing a tattoo.
Keloids - Red, raised scarring caused by
excessive tissue repair
 Granulomas – These small knots or bumps may
form around material that the body perceives as
foreign, such as particles of tattoo pigment
 Dissatisfaction – Tattoo removal is difficult and
painful
 People with certain kinds of tattoos are not
eligible for enlistment in the military
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Blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis,
Tetanus, and HIV/AIDS
 Allergic reactions to the metal in the jewelry
 Skin infections
 Scars and Keloids
 Nerve damage – loss of feeling in area
surrounding piercing
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Interfere with
speech, chewing or
swallowing
Cause excessive
drooling
Result in infection,
pain and swelling
Cause chipped or
cracked teeth
Result in injuries to
the gums
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Cause damage to
fillings
Increase saliva flow
Result in
hypersensitivity to
metals
Cause scar tissue
and nerve damage
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Tattoos:
State or local
license
Autoclave
Fresh equipment
Gloves
Clean appropriately
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Oral/Body Piercing:
Ask questions
Autoclave
Fresh equipment
Gloves
Clean appropriately
The decision to get a tattoo is a
permanent decision
 Their complete removal is difficult
 Several removal techniques do exist, but
regardless of the method used, scarring
and skin color variations are likely to
remain
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Draw a design of a tattoo that you may
want to get one day even if you know
you won’t ever get a tattoo.
 Answer the following question below the
design.
 What does this tattoo mean to you and
why would you choose this design?
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