Side Effects of Tattoo Ink Poisoning

Video Transcript

"This is Oak at Painted Temple Tattoo in Provo Utah, and we're going to talk about the side effects of basically, bacterious or poisonous tattooings that are been applied to you or someone else. You know, first of all, the appearance of the tattoo is going to change dramatically. You're going to have scar tissue in it, you're going to have, you know, your tattoo is definitely not going to look the way it did before it was done or finished anyway. One case of MRSA, you know, it's not in the ink itself, but it's on your body and not properly taken care of. You have a tattoo that has been infected by MRSA or Staphylococcus, it's Staph infection, you know, it's ultimately change the appearance of you tattoo and most times, can't really be redone. It can be touched up, or gone over again, but it's never going to look as good as the way it was done, you know, when it was nice and fresh. So, keep that in mind. Keep your tattoos clean, and keep your inks clean. Another importance of using tattoo inks that could be infected, or poisonous or bacterious is that, you know, it can cause terrible fevers for you. You can get very ill, and very sick, you know, especially with the MRSA. A lot of times you got to go actually into the skin and remove the MRSA and your tattoo is going to be ruined. Another thing is your tattoo may have welts on it, or basically be raised, almost like a 3D art, but not good, and it'll ultimately affect your tattoo for the rest of your life."