Tattoos2011-per4

Kayla, Lyndsi, & Dana Period 4 = ﻿Tattoos  What are tattoos? =

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A tattoo is a puncture wound, made deep in your skin, that's filled with ink. What makes tattoos permanent is that they are injected deep into the skin into the dermis. The ink is injected into the **dermis **, which is the second, deeper layer of skin. Dermis cells are very stable, so the tattoo is practically permanent. ======



What is in the ink?
Metals are used for colors. Mercury, lead, cadmium, nickel, zinc, chromium, cobalt, aluminiumititanium, copper, iron, barium, ferrocyanide, ferricyanide, azo, naptha, Carbon is used for black.

Yes, by: - Dermabraison: Improves skin look and treats it to have a nice soft finish. It is safe but it might change skin pegaments meaning if the skin is exposed to sun light for days, then you might end up with dark areas on the area where the process was done. Hows it work? 1. they scrape away old skin 2.dermabraison is moved across the skin to smooth the skin 3.dermation is used to skim off the extra skin
 * Can they be removed? **

-Cryotherapy: Treatment that uses cold to freeze diseased tissues and cancer cells. It is an open surgery. It uses nitrogen gas and freezes the area and destroys the diseased tissue. If the tissue being freezed is on the outside of the body the liquid nitrogen is applied directly with a cotton swab or spray. After having cryotherapy you should be able to return to your daily activities and work within 24 hours. If you have had open cryotherapy then you shouldnt return to your daily activities for 7-10 days. Refrain from lifting heavy objects for 72 hours (3days). Consult your doctor before you return to your normal daily activities.

-Laser treatment: Lasers direct energy toward the ink using highly-concentrated color light beams. These light beams break up the ink into tiny particles which are obsorbed by scavenging cells nearby. Depending on the depth of the ink into the skin, multiple treatments may be needed to remove the tattoo. There is no blood and this process does not require an incision. Also the laser does not damage any surrounding skin. With multiple sessions of laser treatment, blisters may form and pain may occur to the area being treated. There is a chance of scaring when you use laser treatment to remove tattoos.