Are you getting tattooed? - Consider these cons list first.

This article will let you know if tattoos are for you. Once you outweigh the pros and cons of having a tattoo, it will be much easier to decide if it would be perfect for investing your time, money, and, most importantly, your body.

Cons of having a Tattoo

Changing trends and fashions

If you're getting a tattoo to follow a trend, you might as well want to reconsider. A trend today might be an old pattern or insignificant model tomorrow. And if you're someone that wants to etch themselves to follow some fashion statement, then you might want to explore some temporary tattooing techniques and options if available.

Extremely painful

Suppose you're someone that cries when pinched. Tattooing is undoubtedly not the best thing that you can do to yourself. Tattoos are extremely painful, and for someone like me with medium pain tolerance, even I might reconsider having one. For goodness sake, the machines that make tattoos are called guns, and after knowing this fact, now the rest is up to you to decide. Click here to know more about tattoos.

Medical complications

You should not get tattooed if you suffer from some of the below-mentioned health conditions. If you're suffering from a blood-thinning problem or are prescribed anticoagulants, please stay away from even tattooing and it is not for you. Also, if God forbid you to get involved in a road/car accident and the medical team wants to locate a nerve or muscle in your body, it will undoubtedly be more challenging if you're covered in a tattoo overall.

Also, you may want to inform your doctor regarding a tattoo if you're going for an MRI Scan, as some studies show that undergoing scans could be pretty dangerous if your tattoo has any iron.

Criminal complications

Now take, for instance, that you are mugged, just, for example, it may or may not happen considering the part of the city that you live in. but jokes apart, if you're maltreated or mistreated or assaulted at any time, it will be harder for the police to verify your injuries and scars if you're covered all in ink. So it's better to choose your tattoo and the size of it wisely if you want to get one.

Social stigma

Now, this is something that varies from culture to culture. But even the modernists of cultures have a specific preconceived notion about people with tattoos.

For example, some would think that a girl with tattoos might be thought of as having a loose character or easy. However, I don't know how these conclusions come up after so much evolution of people's cerebral capacity. And if you're the judging one, I want to simplify it as thinking capacity. But yes, the stigma around even men with tattoos as being overly harsh or criminalistic in nature is very, very common also if there are records of criminals being identified by their tattoos. Pretty sad, huh?

Tattoos' permanent nature

Now let's not forget that tattoos are the permanent type of statement you will be making, as they were pretty endless the last time I checked. They last a lifetime, and the idea or trend you may be projecting by the tattoo may not last as much. So before deciding on the tattoo, you might want to check up on the idea behind it and how strongly you support it.

Aging Effects

As we already discussed, some trends would not be valid. Another form of con of having a tattoo is that our skin ages. As we age, so do your body and your skin. So a new tattoo at 50yrs may take more time to heal and maybe even more susceptible to bruising. Also, when the skin wrinkles, the shape of the tattoo may get reformed into something entirely different. So you may want to consider this fact too.

Health and Cleanliness

Even if you accept or reject it, not all inks are the same, and the same goes for all tattoo parlors. A cheap ink or an FDA non-approved material/chemical, if used, may cause more harm than good to your skin and may cause you to regret your experience ultimately. A study stated that around 0.6 to 7% of adults faced some form of infection after getting a tattoo. Also, it is challenging to locate the cleanliness of a specific area that is tattooed as the dirt, and any condition, if there arises, cannot be seen clearly. Also, studies reveal a higher risk of skin cancer after tattoos.

So, please consider all these points, and if the pros you have outweighs the cons listed here, please have a good time having a tattoo and enjoy it thoroughly. The intention of this article is only to help you make an informed decision.