Back tattoos have a big part of the body art craze of the last few years. From time to time I see people with what I would call extreme body piercing and tattooing. I like most bodyart, but tend not to be too impressed with facial tattoos and designs that run down the arm to the fingernails. But maybe that’s just me. When I was in high school, back in the Dark Ages, it was a bit of a scandal to get your ears pierced. Just plain old bottom of the ear lobe piercing with a little rhinestone stud. Now,…
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Pregnant and Tattooed-A Bad Idea?
If your a pregnant woman with a lower back tat and you need an epidural for the pain, there is some chance of nerve damage or infection. Or so a recent story says. A couple of doctors who noticed the raise in lower back tattoos has concerns that sticking a needle through the ink of the lower back tattoo might be a bad thing. An epidural puts its pain relief drugs right into the spinal area and these nerves are not a good place for the odd bit of tattoo or dead skin to end up.The study, which including a…