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Unit 1: Personal Consumer Health. Coat of Arms Getting Acquainted with Health Reading Passage Risky Business Tri-Fold Decision Making Model Take Control! Think Before You Ink Article Tattooing and body Piercing Notes Video Questions Body Art Interview. Fads . What is a Fad?
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Unit 1: Personal Consumer Health • Coat of Arms • Getting Acquainted with Health • Reading Passage • Risky Business Tri-Fold • Decision Making Model • Take Control! • Think Before You Ink Article • Tattooing and body Piercing Notes • Video Questions • Body Art Interview
Fads • What is a Fad? • What are some Fads of today?
Think Before you Ink: Are Tattoos Safe? • 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
TATTOOING ANDBODY PIERCING THINKING SMART ABOUT BODY ART
Things to consider when deciding if you want this form of body art Tattoos: • Location of tattoo • That it’s permanent • Risks involved • Pain involved • Procedure Oral/Body Piercing: • Location of piercing • Risks involved • Pain involved
Information you need to look for: • 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. • 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?
Precautions/Information an individual should find out before making the decision Tattoos: • FDA has not approved tattoo procedures • Tattoo removal • Age requirement • How to care for it Oral/Body Piercing: • The training the piercer has • How piercing instruments are sterilized • Whom to contact if problems arise • How to care for it
Possible negative health consequences – Tattoos • 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.
Possible negative health consequences – Tattoos • 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
Possible negative health consequences – Body Piercings • 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
Oral Piercings Can . . . • 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 • Cause damage to fillings • Increase saliva flow • Result in hypersensitivity to metals • Cause scar tissue and nerve damage
Steps a person should take to decrease his/her chances of negative consequences Tattoos: • State or local license • Autoclave • Fresh equipment • Gloves • Clean appropriately Oral/Body Piercing: • Ask questions • Autoclave • Fresh equipment • Gloves • Clean appropriately
Tattoo Removal • 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
Journal Assignment • 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?