how tattoos affect the skin
Natasha Ignacio
MOD 2C
OCT. 10, 2013
How tattoos affect the skin
Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures, particularly in aisa, and spread throughout the world. Tribes in Malaysia where always at war, head hunting tribes would tattoo their skin to identify friend or foe. They would tattoo their body to show rank or to warn others of what they can do. Traditionally they would use a needle imbedded in a stick dip the needle into ink and tap into the skin. They would make sure not to go to deep or they would bleed into the pattern. tattoos where also found on mummies that date back to the fifth to fourth millennium. 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine, behind his left knee, and on his right ankle. These tattoos where thought to be a form of healing because of there placements, which resembles acupuncture. meanwhile some cultures till this day believe that a tattoos of a certain animal could give them strength. They would go into deep meditation or some sort of trance and the spirit of their tattoo would take over their body. Traditional tattoos where mainly tapped onto the skin using a needle that was imbedded into a stick. And tapped with another stick. Simple designs would take hours of repetitive painful tapping. But, now days tattoo are done mechanically with a tattoo gun, which is a small motor that moves the needle up and down to penetrate the skin. A long taper needle will deposit fine grain pigments deeper into skin with less risk of skin damage. Long tapered needle work well for total saturation and they also help feather pigment into the skin for softer, smoother effects. The shorter the taper, the greater the risk that you will push the needles a few thousands of an inch too deep into the dermis cells, and the outermost cells of the dermis will tear, causing scar tissue. As the needle passes through the epidermis and enters the dermis ideally you want the needle to poke a
MOD 2C
OCT. 10, 2013
How tattoos affect the skin
Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures, particularly in aisa, and spread throughout the world. Tribes in Malaysia where always at war, head hunting tribes would tattoo their skin to identify friend or foe. They would tattoo their body to show rank or to warn others of what they can do. Traditionally they would use a needle imbedded in a stick dip the needle into ink and tap into the skin. They would make sure not to go to deep or they would bleed into the pattern. tattoos where also found on mummies that date back to the fifth to fourth millennium. 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine, behind his left knee, and on his right ankle. These tattoos where thought to be a form of healing because of there placements, which resembles acupuncture. meanwhile some cultures till this day believe that a tattoos of a certain animal could give them strength. They would go into deep meditation or some sort of trance and the spirit of their tattoo would take over their body. Traditional tattoos where mainly tapped onto the skin using a needle that was imbedded into a stick. And tapped with another stick. Simple designs would take hours of repetitive painful tapping. But, now days tattoo are done mechanically with a tattoo gun, which is a small motor that moves the needle up and down to penetrate the skin. A long taper needle will deposit fine grain pigments deeper into skin with less risk of skin damage. Long tapered needle work well for total saturation and they also help feather pigment into the skin for softer, smoother effects. The shorter the taper, the greater the risk that you will push the needles a few thousands of an inch too deep into the dermis cells, and the outermost cells of the dermis will tear, causing scar tissue. As the needle passes through the epidermis and enters the dermis ideally you want the needle to poke a