The rage started by teenagers over piercings and tattoos. Honestly I wanted to get a piercing myself , a cartilage piercing this is the upper region in your ear. When I was researching about this I found out there are serious risks for getting tattoos and piercings according to “Parent USA City, Kathie Sutin,Piercings and Tattoos Pose Risks Teens May Not Know(2011),p. n. d”. It matters where and who you get tattoos and piercings from for the fact not everyone is going to follow standard hygiene protocol in taking care of their instruments they pierce your skin with. Some people don’t clean their instruments which can let you have the blood and bodily fluids of other people  inside of you, talk about gross according to “Parent USA City, Kathie Sutin,Piercings and Tattoos Pose Risks Teens May Not Know(2011),p. n. d”. There are some people who don’t even use the correct ink it can be mixed with alcohol or ethylene glycol which is also known as Antifreeze which is not supposed to be in your body.

You are at a greater risk of infection during this time since MRSA is more common nowadays and is so easy to get. You can get an infection just from breaks and scratches in the skin according to “Parent USA City, Kathie Sutin,Piercings and Tattoos Pose Risks Teens May Not Know(2011),p. n. d”. Teens are getting tattoos without their parents even knowing, and when the parents do find out its too late the most they can do them is to reprimand them to not get anymore. The question is why get a tattoo when usually it’s going to be something your going to want to cover up according to “Parent USA City, Kathie Sutin,Piercings and Tattoos Pose Risks Teens May Not Know(2011),p. n. d”. Especially by time you are older it begins to fade and stretch out with your skin as you do age. This made me think twice about getting my piercing. If you ever want to get a tattoo try a henna tattoo or a temporary one just to be on the safe side. They also have imitation piercings.