TATTOOING

PREVIEW

• THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
• LASER TREATMENT
• HOW SKIN GETS DAMAGED
• THE RISKES OF TATTOOS
• THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE TATTOOS

THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

• the immune system protects the body.
• The system is made of many cells, and organelles
• The immune system is the most complex system the human body has.

HEPITITIS B

• infects liver.
• usually lasts a short time for most people.
• if you are infected, you may not know it
• spreads through blood, needles, and other bodily fluids

Hepititis C

• skin and eyes yellow
• stomach pain
• fatigue, and fever
• causes: multiple sex partners
• have ever injected drugs or around blood a lot

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Tattoo removal

• Laser treatment
• is more painful than having the actual tattoo
• costs about $100-200
• ranges from 15-45 mins

LASER TREATMENT

• sometimes takes more than two visits
• pink an yellows are hardest to remove
• skin can look bleached
• the tattoo will usually still be there faintly

LASER TREATMENT

• Tattoos will be removed
• does not leave scars
• but you can still see the original tattoo faintly.

Tattoos

• the percentage of Americans who have at least one tattoo is 14%
• 36% who have at least one tattoo is ages 18-25
• 40% of people between 26-40 have at least one tattoo
• total number of Americans who have one tattoo, 45 million

why people get tattoos

• They have meaning to the person.
• they represent a gang, or religious views.
• reminds the person of past memories.
• the tattoo is a deceased family member.
• people want to stand out and rock till the day they die.

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Why are people against tattoos?

• they leave scars.
• they don't want to sit through pain.
• they think they look ugly.

Fake Tattoos

• Fake tattoos have meaning
• these tattoos aren't permanent, but last for a few days.
• you don't have to be committed with it you whole life
• fake tattoos are body art and you can get rid of it whenever

Company tattoos?

• Company's are giving employees a raise If they get the company logo tattooed.
• The employees raises are up to 15%!
• This is type of action is starting to grow in New York, according to CBS

5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TATTOOS

• Tattoos were banned in New York city from 1961-1997.
• A tattooing needle punctures your skin anywhere from 50-3000 times per minute .
• Tattoos are on the second layer of skin, the dermis this is why they're so hard to get rid of.
• Tattoos were used to transport messages across enemy lines in times of war.
• four percent more women have tattoos versus men with tattoos.

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Group members

• Johnathan Wood
• kennedy mayo

Sources

• http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/August-2009/The-Psycholo...
• http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/tattoos-and-infection-think-before-you-i...
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382284/Secret-messages-tattoos-NFL...
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hepatitis-b/DS00398
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hepatitis-c/DS00097

SOURCES

• http://www.livescience.com/26579-immune-system.html
• http://www.statisticbrain.com/tattoo-statistics/
• http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tattoos-what-you-need-kno...
• http://alltattedup.com/top-10-careers-for-people-with-tattoos/
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2013/02/27/having-a-tattoo-and-...