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Tattooing

Tattooing. &. Body Piercing. Brainstorm. You and your partner will brainstorm the following question and record your answers. What are some current fashion trends that involve minor alterations to a part of the body? What trends are students attracted to?

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Tattooing

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  1. Tattooing & Body Piercing

  2. Brainstorm You and your partner will brainstorm the following question and record your answers. • What are some current fashion trends that involve minor alterations to a part of the body? • What trends are students attracted to? • What trends do they think improve their appearance?

  3. Discussion • Do celebrities, including sports stars, sometimes influence our decision?

  4. Discussion • Do celebrities, including sports stars, sometimes influence our decision? • What would be some disadvantages to having tattoos as a teen becomes an adult?

  5. Discussion • Do celebrities, including sports stars, sometimes influence our decision? • What would be some disadvantages to having tattoos as a teen becomes an adult? • What are some disadvantages to having multiple body piercings as you become an adult?

  6. Read your assigned article and discuss the following in you group: • 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 & long-term health risks? • Why do people engage in these activities? What is the attraction? Everyone in your group needs to write down this information because you will be “teaching” the other students when you finish.

  7. Things to think about • What are some social consequences to be considered when getting a tattoo or body piercing? • How important are these social consequences to you? • Will that change as you get older? • What are some health consequences that an individual needs to consider when he/she considers getting a tattoo? Multiple body piercings?

  8. Want a tattoo?? Think first! • Infections or blood borne diseases from equipment/needles not sterile • Hepatitis B or C, Tetanus, HIV/AIDS • Allergic reactions to tattoo pigments • MRI complications • Unwanted scar tissue may form when getting or removing a tattoo

  9. Want a tattoo?? Think first! • Keloids—red raised scarring caused by excessive tissue repair • Granulomas—small knots or bumps that form around material that the body perceives as foreign, such as particles of tattoo pigment • Dissatisfaction • People with certain kinds of tattoo are not eligible for enlistment in the military

  10. Body Piercing—Health Risks • Blood-borne diseases • Allergic reactions to metal in jewelry • Skin infections • Scars & Keloids • Nerve damage—loss of feeling in area surrounding piercing

  11. 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 injures to the gums • Increase saliva flow • Result in hypersensitivity to metals • Cause scar tissue and nerve damage • Cause damage to fillings

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