TATTOOING AND SKIN STRUCTURE

THIS PRESENTATION WILL COVER:

• The tattooing process
• The skin structure
• How tattoos can effect the skin structure
• Tattoo removal

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• The immune system
• How tattoos can effect the immune system
• Health risks that come with tattoos
• How the skin reacts to tattoo

THE SKIN STRUCTURE

EPIDERMIS

• The epidermis is the top layer of the skin
• It is constantly creating new cells as well as getting rid of old ones
• The epidermis contains several types of cells
• Cells such as melanocytes and keratinocytes

MELANOCYTES AND KERATINOCYTES

• Melanocytes produce the protein melanin
• Melanin is the protein that gives our skin protection from harmful UV rays
• Keratinocytes are cells that produce the protein keratin
• Keratin makes the skin and finger nails hard
• As more keratinocytes are formed more shed off at the stop

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THE DERMIS

• The dermis is the lower part of the skin
• The dermis is home to several things
• It holds nerve endings which provide us with our sense of touch
• The dermis also is home to blood vessels that carry blood throughout our skin
• It also holds sweat glands which produce sweat during vascular dilation

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• The dermis is mostly made of connective tissue
• It also holds hair follicles
• This is what grows hair out of our skin
• Each hair follicle has a bit of connective tissue at the bottom holding it in
• Blood vessels connect to the follicle at the base of the hair

TATTOOS

THE PROCESS

• A needle is inserted into your skin breaking the first layer, the epidermis
• The needle is moving up and down very quickly, 50-3000 times a minute
• The ink is then injected into the bottom layer, the dermis
• The dermis is used instead of the epidermis because it is more stable
• If you were to put a tattoo on the epidermis the keratinocytes would flake off with the ink

EFFECTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

• Tattooing has an effect on our immune system
• The process involves putting a needle in the epidermis
• Essentially what's happening is the needle is breaking the frontline of defense
• Opening it up to bacteria and infection

HEALTH RISKS

• Tattoos do come with several health risks
• After the tattooing process there is the risk of skin infection causing redness around the site
• If equipment isn't properly cleaned blood borne disease can occur
• Diseases such as Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and tetanus
• Over growth of scar tissue can also occur at the site

TATTOO REMOVAL

• Tattoos can be removed in several ways
• Laser removal is one way but isn't a 100% guarantee that it will be fully removed
• Cryosurgery and chemical peels are also an option but aren't as popular as other options
• There are several creams but odds are they won't do the job

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SUMMARY

• Tattoos do have health risks and effects on the skin
• The process involves breaking the first line of the immune system
• Health risks include blood disease and infection
• There are ways to remove a tattoo
• Not all are a for sure 100% removal though

OVERALL

• Tattoos can effect you negatively
• Blood disease, infection, and irritation are risks but are rare
• It does open the dermis up to bacteria
• Tattoo removal isn't a 100% guarantee
• If you get a tattoo make sure you're committed