Behind the beauty of tattoo

Usually after age 13, the teenager becomes more preoccupied by his/her appearance. For some teenagers, the expression of individualism is through body art such as tattooing and body piercing. Diseases and other harms relate to tattoo are very considerable. Also removing a tattoo is a painstaking process, usually involving several treatments and considerable expense.
Teens care for their appearance must find a safe, colorful and joyful way. The purpose of this video project is, make teenagers who consider getting tattoo are more aware of tattoo's danger and prevent teenagers from getting hurt.

References
1.Danielle Marcoux (1999). Cosmetics, Skin Care, and Appearance in Teenagers, Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 1999, Pages 244-249, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology

2.Doug Moore (2008). Tattoo regret can be costly, painful, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 10 2008. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B3B...

3.US FDA-CFSAN -- Tattoo and Permanent Makeup
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-204.html

4) Tattoo Facts and Statistics -- real info on tattoos and tattooing- What you need to know http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_facts.htm

Behind the beauty of tattoo
HMI7544 Epidemiology, University of Missouri PSA

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• disease
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• teenagers
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[oneraindog]

wow thanks. im so weak minded and stupid that i cant make decisions for myself so its really good to see this video that is telling me how the world works. its so informative and not inaccurate IN ANY WAY. i dont have to think because others are going to do it for me. thank god because i hate thinking for myself.

[jcpet100]

That's really a warning to those teenagers.

[TheMarshmall0ws]

wow. good thing i did a research first before having one. and i`ve finally decided-- i`m not risking my health just to be "in".

[crosby8707]

Im getting a tattoo as soon as im 16 but i will make sure the person who is doing the tattoo knows what they are doing.

[ACEshredZ]

the body doesnt last forever lol, only through life. im sure the tattoo doesnt survive decomposition. love is god!

[sheniwood]

I think there's nothing better than keeping our skin natural. If trends and likes don't last a lifetime why should I mark my body forever?

[funnyhaha07]

They should have shown examples of how to express yourself other than tattooing like through fashion and hair cuts.

[l5y33]

interesting information!!

[jskool83]

AWESOME !!!!!!!

[tanzil90]

Cool topic ! unique indeed! Luv the video, luv the pix !! definitely one of the best videos!

[evilangelica56]

For those who are getting tatoo should see this vedio~!