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E Prevent safety cartridges coming into
contact with contaminated objects,
e.g. clothing. Dispose of contaminated
safety cartridges immediately.
E Always use dermatologically safe
inks designed specifically for
tattooing.
E Avoid contact with freshly tattooed
skin. Protect freshly tattooed areas of
skin from dirt and from exposure to
UV light and sunlight.
E Check on a regular basis if your
tattooing machine has become
visibly contaminated by the return
flow of inks or bodily fluids. If this
has happened, in addition to regular
disinfection, you must perform all the
steps described in chapter “Cleaning
and maintaining the tattooing
machine” (see 7 on page 46).
2.4 Contra-indications
Tattooing is not permitted in case of the
following:
• Haemophilia/blood vessel conditions
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Treatment of areas of skin with der-
matitis complaints (e.g. skin tumors,
celoids or extreme celoid tendency,
solar ceratosis, warts ormoles)
• Feverish infections and infectious
diseases such as hepatitis conditions
of typesA, B, C, D, E or F or HIV
• Immune system diseases
• Epilepsy
• Acute cardio-vascular problems
• Under the influence of alcohol or
drugs
In the following cases, tattooing can-
not be performed until such time as
normal health is restored:
• Acute dosages of anticoagulants (e.g.
Warfarin, Heparin, Phenprocoumon or
Salicic acid)
• Acute chemotherapy, radiotherapy
orhigh-dosage corticosteroid therapy
• Systemic infections or acute local
skin infections (e.g. with the herpes
virus)
• Allergy to topical anesthetics (local
anesthesia)
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding
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