 Tattoos have become extremely popular over the last decade, and not
just with sailors, motorcycle gangs and rebels without causes. It is now the
kindergarten teachers, family doctors, bus drivers, suburban mothers and
florists who are adorning themselves with permanent body art. Due to such a
huge demand, tattoo parlors are popping up all over the world to serve their
ink thirsty customers. The world has gone tattoo crazy.
While tattoos may the latest fashion, it is one of the most ancient
forms of art. The oldest tattooed body
known to date is over 5,000 years old and was discovered in the Austrian Alps back
in 1991. In those days, however, they were meant to serve a purpose other than just
body art. In Borneo, for example, the women
from the Dayak tribe would get tattoos on their forearms that were symbolic of
a particular skill. This mark served as an advertisement to all available men that
a sexy and skilled woman was ready for marriage. Now try and imagine such a
system today where a woman decides to change her career ten times. She would
probably end up with her arms full of crossed out symbols and no marriage
proposals.
Tattoos are currently
the most popular among members of the Generation X, who are 25-34 years of age.
Perhaps the most famous of this group is Angelina Jolie, who has 11 tattoos. Actually,
it is more like ten tattoos since she had the name of her ex husband, Billy Bob
Thornton, removed from her left shoulder. Movie studios applauded the move
since the special effects guys in Tomb
Raider went to quite a bit of trouble to ensure that it was always covered
while she was running around collecting treasure.
When all of the
dust settles and the skin heals, people are left with reactions that tend to go
one of two ways. Either they are happy with their new tattoo and rush to show
their family of friends, or they suffer from a terrible hangover and realize
that they have made a very big mistake. When the “Oh no!” reaction happens,
then the person is faced with a procedure far more costly and painful than the
actual tattoo itself: the removal. One method is called dermabrasion, where the skin is vigorously sanded
like a piece of wood. Another is cryosurgery, which is where they deep freeze
the tattoo before trying to pull it off. Let’s not forget the lasers and
scalpels that others like to use. So, before you go out and get yourself a
tattoo, take some time to think about it. Make sure that you are happy with
your choice and that a part of your body doesn’t end up on the infamous and
very real web-site called www.badtattoos.com.
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