Arizona is where all of the snowbirds fly, a place to spend the winter in warmth and sunshine. And while you're relaxing in that sunshine, maybe you're considering getting a tattoo or looking into Arizona tattoo removal.



First lets talk about getting a tattoo and the risks involved in using tattoo pigments. Then will touch base on tattoo laser removal.

• Infection - Tattooing equipment that is not disposable or sterilized to medical standards can transmit blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis. This risk of infection is the reason the American Association of Blood Banks requires a one-year wait between getting a tattoo and donating blood. Even if the needles are new or have been sterilized some of the equipment that comes in contact with the needle may not be able to be sterilized. Also, it is important to care for the area properly immediately after the tattooing process.

• Granulomas - These are nodules or lumps that may form around material that the body perceives as foreign, such as particles of tattoo pigment.

• Scarring or Keloids - If you are prone to developing keloids - scars that grow beyond normal boundaries - you are at risk of keloid formation from a tattoo.

Keloids may form any time you injure or traumatize your skin, (such as tattooing or removal of tattoos).

Finally, you just may not like your new tattoo. Removal is possible and is best done with a laser. While effective, it is costly and painful.

Tattoos may be "cool" but there are certainly some factors to consider before getting one.

TattooHealth.org is a leading resource for Arizona tattoo removal information. Search for a laser tattoo removal clinic in your area today!

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