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Piercing and tattoos
Improper sanitary procedures during piercing and tattoos can lead to serious blood borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 19-year old male asked:
How can those people with body piercings and tattoos prevent infections?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Does my doctor need to write down if I have nipple piercings and tattooes? Can I tell her not to?
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A 44-year old asked:
I have leukemia but now in remission and I want to know if I can get and piercings or tattoos?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can the pain from body piercing compare to having tattoos?
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A 45-year old asked:
If I am immunosuppressed, should I not get a tattoo or piercing?
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A 39-year old asked:
Could getting a piercing or tattoo release pheromones?
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A 44-year old asked:
I want a piercing when I go for my first tattoo, but i'm prone to keloids.?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I was only on 40mg of isotretinoin for 2 months before I had to stop taking it, since I only took it for such a brief period, how long should I wait before getting any form of piercings/tattoos?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have Tetralogy of Fallot, and I recently got the "okay" to get tattoos and piercings from my Cardiologist. I would like another opinion. Canyouhelp?
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A 22-year old asked:
Can someone with coarctation of the aorta get a body piercing or a tattoo?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 25-year old female:
Can you get a tattoo or piercing while having a kidney disease if no why not?
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A 42-year old asked:
Would it be a good idea to take antidepressants before geting a piercing or a tattoo? Would it help for the pain?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can a person with aortic coarctation get a body piercing or tattoo?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can getting tattoos or piercings cause (HZO) shingles inside the eye to reactivate?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Would it be ok my family doctor for a rx for valium to help anxiety before tattoo? I have anxiety and i get panic attacks before piercings and such...
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A 19-year old female asked:
Over the last week or two I have noticed a non-painful bump growing on my tragus. No piercings and its still slightly growing. What could it be?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to tell if my naval piercing could be rejecting?
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A 30-year old asked:
Isn't good at all how my kids are doing things without my permission. Tell me how to cope and also do piercing (s) hurt?
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A 42-year old asked:
Intentionally harming my body by piercing?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the pain rating of tragus piercing?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Does tattoo remove hurt?
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A 24-year old male asked about a 23-year old male:
How do you heal a tattoo?
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A 30-year old asked:
Are tongue piercings safe?
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A 16-year old asked:
Is it safe to get tattoos?
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How to care for first tattoo?
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What are radiotherapy tattoos?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can an epilectic get a tattoo?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can naval piercing cause cancer?
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A 38-year old asked:
My piercing is red, Is it infected?
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A 50-year old asked:
How to hide tattoos whilst swimming?
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