DISCLAIMER RISKS 

BEFORE YOU GET ANY TATTOOS, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE GENERAL RISKS OF TATTOOING THAT MAY ENTAIL SUCH AS THE FORMATION OF SCAR TISSUE OR INFECTIONS AND OTHER DAMAGE TO THE SKIN, AND ALL OF THE OTHER POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF GETTING A TATTOO, INCLUDING MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES AND BE AWARE THAT TATTOOS ARE A PERMANENT MARK ON YOUR SKIN THAT CAN NEVER BE ABLE TO BE REMOVED COMPLETELY. 

DON’T GET A TATTOO: 

• Over scar tissue that is less than a year old.  

• On a place where you have undergone plastic surgery or radiation in the past year.   

• Over skin which has been tattooed in the past six weeks.   

• On a place where less than three months ago a tattoo was lasered away.   

• On irritated skin such as bumps, dark moles, or swellings.   

• If you are allergic to tattoo materials or ink.   

• If you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.   

• If the client is pregnant or breastfeeding   

IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO GET A TATTOO IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS APPLIES TO YOU: 

• Diabetes. 

• Problems with blood clotting (Haemophilia). 

• Chronic skin disease. 

• Sexually transmitted diseases (STD). 

• Cardiovascular abnormalities, (Abnormal heart rhythms, or heart disease) 

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding 

• Major depression or any major mental illness. 

• Immune system disorders.