Tattoos and piercings are undoubtedly very popular nowadays, however it's not just modern life fashion trend. Tattoos and piercings history proves that both types of body art were practiced throughout the history and the main aim was to accent the beauty of the body. Speaking about tattoos types is necessary to say that it's impossible to enumerate all of them and don't miss anything as far as any drawing or pattern or whatever. Piercing types can be divided into four categories: the most popular (ear and nose piercing), oral (lip and tongue piercing), intimate (penis and pussy piercing) and extreme piercing.
In case you like tattoos and piercings and think over adorning your body either with tattoo or with piercing, first of all you have to be well aware of tattoo and piercing procedures, risks and care. Both tattoos and piercings are made with needles, however piercing unlike tattoo is an open wound. Tattoo is performed with a tattoo gun, a needle which is in this gun is connected with tubes filled with paint and every time this needle punctures the skin small drops of paint are inserted into these punctures. The procedure itself is not painful and considered to be an essential part of tattooing process. The time of the procedure depends on the size and complexity of particular tattoo's design, in case tattoo is large and takes much type to perform some small bleeding is possible.
Piercing is performed with special medical needle. First the puncture is made and then the jewelry is inserted. The piercing procedure can be performed within a minute or few minutes, penetration itself can be painful only for few seconds.
Notice that both tattoos and piercings must be done only by professionals and in professional salons. It's very important to search for a reliable and reputable piercing or tattoo salon and skilled piercer or tattoo artist. Before puncturing or tattooing your body, you are to go to a salon where you want to pierce or tattoo yourself and see with your own eyes how hygienic apartment and instruments. Do ask your future piercer/tattoo designer about the procedure and aftercare. Moreover it's advised to ask him/her whether he/she has a license, where he/she studied and what kind of certificate has. It's also necessary to see the previous works of your piercer/tattoo designer as far as every professional must have them.
Tattoos and piercings are very much different, if it's concerns aftercare and healing process. Tattoos and piercings aftercare is very important as far as if you grudge your time and money on aftercare recommendations or simply don't care much, you can easily experience various risks such as infections, inflammations, keloids, blood poisoning, bleeding, skin disorders and even cause lethal outcome your piercing or tattoo is not treated at the right time. In order to avoid possible risks, your piercer/tattooist MUST tell you everything about healing and aftercare procedures. All you have to do is to pay proper attention to your tattoo and piercing and follow all recommendations, in case you want to have beautiful and accurate tattoo or piercing. |
