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Friday, December 17, 2010

Tattoo and Body Piercing Infections and Treatments

Tattoos and body piercings, by their very nature, are basically wounds. And like all wounds are open to infection. With more than 16% of the American population sporting some form of body art or piercing, it then behooves us to be fully aware of the dangers and treatment for our newly inflicted wounds, including what to look for in signs of an infected tattoo or piercing. It also goes without saying that because this is technically an invasive procedure, you should choose an above-board shop that operates according to the Department of Health codes in your area and practices sterile procedures from start to finish.

As always, if you are in doubt about what looks good and what doesn't concerning your tattoo, seek medical attention immediately. Still, there are some hard and fast rules that do apply when determining whether something has 'gone bad' with your tattoo or body piercing.

With reference to body jewelry, the area around the piercing will definitely show signs of redness for approximately a week to 10 days. Expect it to appear 'angry', although anything in the range of swelling or colored discharge should be considered suspect and treatment arranged at once. Genital piercings in particular are subject to increased risks of infection due to the nature of the area being pierced. Any indication, no matter how minor, that these piercings are not healing well, needs to be addressed with a medical professional as soon as possible.

Tattoos can be a bit more complex in determining whether an area is infected or not. Because there are in effect a myriad number of small wounds inflicted on the skin, the area will become somewhat swollen, a bit weepy, and possibly tender in the days following the treatment. You should be given instructions by the tattoo artist regarding how to care for your tattoo in the days following the application.

If the weeping begins to smell badly, or show signs of discoloration, or if a fever or body aches accompany this symptom, seek medical treatment immediately. Instances of infected tattoos have been reported where serious medical conditions have resulted, so infection needs to be taken quite seriously.

The final stage of your tattoo may include some shedding or flaking of the of skin. It is important not to pick at the area, and to keep it very clean. Moisturize the site and redress it after washing with a mild unscented non-bar soap as needed to keep the tattoo free from infection.

With proper care and maintenance, your body piercing and tattoos will continue to provide you with a lifetime of infection-free healthy enjoyment.
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Tattoo Enthusiast Leaves Message for Inflicting Ink

Web surfer leaves compliment for Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in RI...


"I just happened to come across this site. All of those tattoos are nice as hell man." -Ron

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Tattoos in the Workplace ~ The Stigma Finally Dies

As any tattoo enthusiast will tell you, there are, or have been in the past, certain places where you just know you're going to have to cover-up your body art. Places like, corporate offices, and certain family gatherings, where revealing your tattoo may be frowned upon.

Happily with the abundance of young people now sporting their own body art and custom tattoos, and being very proud to do so, the issue is seeing some light at the end of a very long tunnel involving persecution, bias, and judgment, especially in the workplace.

The following article touches nicely on the fact that with more and more companies being run by younger executives, the prevalence of not only tattoos but piercings and body art in general is leading a trend to rid ourselves of the stigma that different equals wrong.

The full article follows below.

Tattoo or Taboo?

The negative stigma on tattoos in the workplace may be dying out

By Jen Davis
November 17, 2010

Junior Taryn Blume got a tattoo of dog paws on her foot a few years ago and would only cover it up for a job interview, "depending on the shoes I was wearing," she said.

However, John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas thinks younger employers are less likely to stigmatize against untraditional appearances.

A Pew Center 2010 study found 15 percent of adults from the baby boomer generation have tattoos, compared to 38 percent of 18-29 year-olds. Out of that 38 percent, half of the 18-29 year-olds have two to five tattoos.

"I have four tattoos in places you can see if I'm wearing a t-shirt," said Jordan Smith, a junior on the football team. "I don't care if people see them and I don't think it will affect me getting a job because I can hide them if I really need to."

A tattoo on Jordan's arm reads "Love" or "Hate," depending on which side up you read it.

Senior basketball player Amanda Smith said she does care about where her two tattoos are, and made a point to place them in areas that would not be visible in work clothes. "I thought about placement a lot before I got them because I didn't want them to affect my job opportunities," she said.

Sarah Bolasevich, another Stonehill student, says that body art shouldn't be a concern of employers to begin with. "If people truly appreciate my mind, they won't care about my ink," she says.

Bolasevich has two tattoos, a bracelet that means "all will be well in the end" strung together with the word ‘hope' and her favorite Emily Dickinson poem on her rib cage, "just in case I forget that I stand for the service of others," she said.

Ryder Kern and Cameron Marston said that if you have a tattoo that you're happy you got, and that really means something to you, you shouldn't have to worry about hiding it.

"My tattoo is family oriented and I got it with my older brother, which was a bonding experience" Kern said. "I don't think that a tattoo anywhere other than my face would get in the way of being hired."

Marston, who has two tattoos, also has them in places that can easily be covered but doesn't worry about them in terms of his career plans.

Marston has one on his chest depicting a compass rose with an inspirational quote, and one on his ribs of his family crest and his grandmother's name.

"Both are very meaningful to me" he said.
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

RI Tattoo Studio Rocks

New tattoo rocks...


"Corey - Thanks for the new tattoos. You rock!" -Robyn & Jaime
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Best Tattoo Shop in RI Inflicting Ink Tattoo

RI tattoo studio customer leaves review of Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio...


"Corey on a scale from 1 to awesome, your the sh*t." -Damitri
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Tattoos on Minors Gaining Attention by Authorities

Inflicting Ink Tattoo shop in Portsmouth RI will refuse to tattoo any minor under any conditions, and does not support underground tattooing of any kind. We are happy to see the authorities increasing the activity to stop this deadly practice in other states and push consistently for stricter laws and guidelines concerning sterile facilities and tattoo practices, for all tattoo shops in RI.

The following article deals with a situation in Pennsylvania where a minor was tattood by a 28 year old man in his home. The girl was 14 years old. The full article follows below.

Man charged with giving minor a tattoo in Noxen Twp.

By Michael J. Rudolf
November 2, 2010

A 28-year-old man has been charged with giving a tattoo to an underage girl without her parents' consent in Noxen Township.

State police charged Christopher C. Everetts with corruption of minors and illegal tattooing or body piercing. Police listed Everetts' address as the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre.

However, previous criminal records in Luzerne County give his address as Dallas.

According to the police complaint, on April 23 Trooper Robert Kennedy

responded to a home in Noxen Township by the parents of a 14-year-old girl.

The parents said their daughter had tattoos, which she had kept hidden from them for more than two weeks.

When Kennedy interviewed the girl, she said on April 6, she was at a swimming hole along Tannery Street with some friends when Everetts and another person arrived and joined the conversation.

The girl said the subject turned to the tattoos that Everetts had. Everetts offered to give the girl a tattoo for $20, the report says.

The girl ran home, got money, and returned to the swimming hole. She told police she and her sister went with Everetts to a house on Stull Road.

While at the house, the report says, Everetts took out some tattooing equipment and cleaned them. He proceeded to tattoo a four-inch black cross on the back of the girl's neck, and a crescent moon on her hip.

The girl paid Everetts and left.

The girl's sister told police she witnessed Everetts do the tattooing. She said Everetts offered to give her a tattoo as well, but she declined.

Police said they were unable to locate Everetts until Oct. 25, when they were notified that he was incarcerated in Luzerne County.

When Trooper Steven Scoble questioned Everetts, he acknowledged that he gave the girl a tattoo, but disagreed with the amount he was paid, saying he charged the girl $50. Scoble said that without being asked,

Everetts stated that he "had an idea" that the girl was underage, but did not know she was 14.

Everetts was placed in the Wyoming County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 bail.
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Body Piercing Remorse

Where do the holes go?


Far from being regretful, our lives and circumstances, likes and dislikes, can and do change as we grow and mature. Anyone in the business of tattoo removal can attest that even among the most hardcore fans, there can be moments and situations that arise where removal is not only an option but a necessity.

The rise of body piercing among the youth of the country gives credence to speculation of just how the next generation sees themselves when it comes to wearing a nose or chin piercing at 40 or 50 while simultaneously bouncing a child, or grandchild, on their knee. Without giving rise to the stereotype and stigma, there is a certain degree of change that accompanies the birth of a child.

Body piercings and tattoos seem to be at the forefront of these alterations, at least from a physical perspective. When even a celebrity factor comes into focus on the matter, like the recent admission by Christina Aguilera that she has abandoned most of her prolific body piercings since the birth of her son Max, one would suppose that a changing trend was being observed rather than mere maternal instincts for presenting our children with the best examples of a life well lived.

Unlike laser tattoo removal where the technology now exists to remove virtually all of a tattoo as well as the resultant scarring in less time and for less money than ever before, there is no procedure for 'removing' body piercings; the hole will either close, or it will not. If it does not, is the bearer then left with not only a visible reminder of days gone by, but also an invited fascination from others more compelling than the jewelry ever was? Or will these 'holes' simply become known as the remnants of choices made in our youth that no longer serve us, and for which we have no way to fill, now that the glitz and glamour is gone?

In Aguilera's case it is the former, with the admirer being the very person for whom she felt compelled to remove the jewelry to begin with; her son Max. The hole has become a fascination for him, leaving his mother more concerned than ever about the day when she will have to divulge where more similar points could be found on her body, and field the discussion about whether he will want to pierce his own, starting the cycle anew.

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.