TATTOOS ARE DANGEROUS EVEN MANY YEARS AFTER THEIR APPLICATION
The most dangerous tattoos. Are old tattoos dangerous?
It can be immediately noted that the most dangerous tattoos are those that you put on your body.
But our topic today is whether tattoos are dangerous to health if they were applied a long time ago and you have completely forgotten about them.
It turns out that they are very dangerous!
Infectious diseases, skin diseases and allergies are just some of the problems that can develop in a person who decides to create drawings on the body.
Bacteria and toxins, that's the main danger
Earlier last month, scientists from the University of British Columbia published a study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases that said people with multiple tattoos, as well as those who have a large part of the body covered with such designs, are in a high-risk area for acquiring hepatitis C and other blood-borne pathogens.
Among other, no less dangerous risks, according to researchers, are HIV, hepatitis B, as well as fungal and bacterial infections. These risks explain why the Red Cross and most blood banks do not allow people to donate blood for 12 months after getting a tattoo.
Also, according to the American National Institutes of Health, cases of detection of Staphylococcus aureus among tattoo lovers have become more frequent. This is of particular concern because strains of these bacteria are highly resistant to penicillin and many antibiotics.
A group of cosmetologists from Australia came to the same conclusion, faced with an amazing case.
A 30-year-old woman from Australia thought she had cancer after she discovered some painful lumps in her armpits. However, when the doctors of one of the clinics took a sample for a biopsy, it turned out to be benign.
Further examination showed that these neoplasms are nothing more than a reaction to the tattoos that the patient applied to her body 15 years ago. After this incident, information was sent to all doctors in the country that patients with similar symptoms (lymphomas) should be asked if they had ever tattooed themselves.
Previously, experts in the field of medicine already knew that the ink used for tattoos can travel through the body and enter the lymph nodes, which should remove toxins from the body. After that, these nodes can acquire the color that was used for tattooing. A recent study showed that such exposure to paints can last more than 10 years after they are applied to the body.
For example, in England alone, more than one-third of all young men and women have tattooed themselves. Recently, scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Foundation (ESRF) found that titanium dioxide nanoparticles found in tattoo ink are toxic. They, moving through the body, just fall into the lymph nodes.
“When someone decides to get a tattoo on any part of his body, he usually tries to carefully choose a salon and a good master, worries about the sterility of his tools,” experts from the ESRF say. “However, at the same time, no one doesn't think to check the chemical composition of the tattoo ink these artists use.
But our research shows that it is this that poses the greatest threat to human health. Our experts spoke about the toxic effects of tattoo ink - they pose a serious danger. The substances found in these paints may contain hazardous substances such as nickel, magnesium, cobalt or chromium."