Body Piercing is an Inappropriate Way for Adolescents to Express their Individuality
Body Piercing is an Inappropriate Way for Adolescents to express their Individuality
Introduction
The need to represent oneself is ancient in nature. The historical times had recorded the Kings who enslaved beautiful women in order to appear courageous and fortunate in their social circles. The need to appear unique and gifted is understandable and commendable in certain conditions. The psychologists are known to motivate their patients to have proper and positive self-esteem, and one can revitalize his or her personality with engaging into his or her passions. Some people pass time in painting, some go to have a picnic, and others have sex in order to feel better about themselves. The following of one’s passion is healthy and positive. However, those who take them to the next level can face resultant problems as well. The motivational theory in Human Resource Management argues that the person who is overly motivated cannot perform effectively and admirably in some cases. He or she can commit mistakes and errors without even knowing about them.
Background of the Trend
The subculture of Goth has its roots in distinguishing oneself from others by obtaining physical modifications. The physical modifications are of two types. The first one is having the habit of maintaining the optimum outlook by applying minimal to moderate level of cosmetics. The second type is in that in, which the subjects stray away from their league just to appear differentiated in the public. They demonstrate obsessive behaviors in order to keep on modifying their bodies’ exteriors so that they can keep up with the newest trends in the market. The excessive cases in this regard have acquired fame for their ability to start from normal self-esteem, and eventually, they forget to stop doing makeovers. The psychological theory is of the view that people engaged in the body piercing had some kind of mental issue in the past, and they had to enhance their willpower in order to overcome their condition. The people with body piercing find themselves to be overly happy, and they tend to block out all sorrows from their lives as well.
They are in essence incapable of being sorrowful. They are more like sadists who find pleasure in hurting others, and fans of body art do so by not stepping forward in times when others need their moral support and help. They are literally consumed by the need of fulfilling their wishes. The save every penny at their disposal in order to have more tattoos. The American culture has integrated Goths, lesbians, and gays in its social setup in the name of providing freedom of choice to everyone that is the defining attribute of letting people live the American dream. There are no social ramifications attached to have body piercing that have significant consequences for the people. However, the individuals with body art can face many of them by exposing themselves to the danger of contracting notorious diseases such as AIDS, and Hepatitis of various sorts. Their skin gets torn off because of facing and experiencing different degree of trauma because it has to go through abuse every time a person decides to get a tattoo for real. The ink of the tattoo is emplaced underneath the epidermal layer of skin that blocks the pours of the body, and therefore, hinders the due process of sweating. The social and communal realities are painful in nature because it is allowing people to experience pain in order to distinguish themselves in the society. The physical and psychological suffering is significant when one goes through the process of tattooing. The economic costs of the procedure are also uprising with the passage of time.
Health Implications of Tattooing and Body Piercing for Children
The sweat gets lodged in the body, and the toxins that it carries remain in the system as well. With the passage of time, toxins start to affect the health of the person, and in a few years, serious health issues start to surface. The tattooing is performed without administrating anesthesia, and therefore, the process can cause the subject to experience significant pain because it involves usage of a machine that has a similar nature to a sewing apparatus. It inflicts small incisions into the skin in order to deliver small drops of ink. The process can also result in mild to moderate level of allergic reactions as well. Various colors in tattoos can cause different kind of skin damage, but yellow, red, green, and blue tattoos have the most severe consequences because of their underlying chemical composition. The skin infections can also occur after piercing, and skin might develop a tendency of experiencing swelling of significant nature. Tattooing can lead to the severe development of keloids that is a condition in, which the skin swells and becomes uneven due to overgrowth of the scared tissue. The tattoos can partially block MRI or completely render the machine completely ineffective in terms of performing its function on the tattooed body.
The health related issues with tattooing can be minimized by remaining very cautious about selecting the tattooing artist, and one must ensure that he or she has consulted with the well-trained professional in order to get the job done. The person should remove the bandage from the top of the tattoo after passing of 24 hours, and he or she must apply an antibody immediately on the body art. The cleaning of tattoo must be performed by using soaps only. The person must keep the design moisturized by applying relevant agents as well. The tattoo must not get exposed to sunlight under any circumstances. The tattooed person must not swim because direct contact with water can develop skin irritation and infections. The clothing should be selected with great care because one must not wear outfits that can develop a significant contact with the tattoo, and therefore, it can pass on sweat on to the tattoo, and that can in turn cause the infection to develop. The person cannot resume normal living immediately after being tattooed, but he or she must permit two weeks of healing before getting on with the routine. The person who has an interest in getting tattooed must consult with the physician so that his or her allergies can be discovered, and then it can be decided that what kind of body art will suit his or her lifestyle effectively. The individuals who are having serious skin allergies have to choose paint tattooing that is performed over the skin, and does not pierces the body. Tattooing is done by others, and therefore, it is their means of distinguishing themselves from the crowd whereas, the people have to find their source of uniqueness by contributing to the betterment of the society. The educational system needs to educate students and youngsters about health-related consequences of having tattoos by running massive public awareness camps.
The persons who want to get tattoos do not harm the society as much as they harm themselves. They have to pay with their lives for having a craze for appearing different from the crowd. The medical consequences are minimized with the help of modern day technologies, but still they are significant in nature because they can block the passageways that facilitate sweating process, and therefore, body can accumulate toxins within itself. The liver functioning can be affected from piercing as the toxins can do their numbers on the generation of fresh blood in the body so the passion to get tattoos can be expensive in terms of resultant health issues.
Conclusion
This paper has been written in order to highlight the health-oriented consequences of getting tattoos and body art. The techniques have been perfected in the recent years, but significant ramifications can still be experienced so one can suggest that people should not get tattoos because they have only one life at hand, and therefore, they must not risk it on a whim. The humans can learn to distinguish themselves by achieving something significant in terms of educational growth. However, they do not need to pain themselves in order to have their dream of distinguishing themselves. The America is a nation that cherishes freedom and equality, and therefore, they have the choice of making free decisions. They have to keep some medical realities in their minds before going through with the decision of getting a tattoo. Humans have to keep their economic conditions in their minds as well when making a buying decision because they must not waste money on something that they do not need.
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