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Kayla just got a tattoo, how long could she hide it from her mom? Well, she hid it from her mom for over a year. Kayla regrets getting the first tattoo so early. She also got a piercing, that her friend did for her, without asking her mom, but this time she got caught, because her piercing got infected, so she had to ask her mom what she could do. Teenagers should not get body piercings or tattoos because it causes health problems, it affects job opportunities, and it scars the body. Tattoos cause multiple health problems. “Because tattooing punctures the skin, unclear needles can spread diseases, such as hepatitis and HIV, and some of the pigments used in tattoos can cause allergic reactions” (Body piercing). Most people do not know about the health problems that tattoos can lead to. If people get informed more on the health risks then maybe people will think twice before on getting a tattoo by someone who is not professional. Body piercing comes with its own line of health risk that are similar to tattoos. “Similarly, piercings can become infected if they are not kept clean. Nipple piercings that enter milk ducts can interfere with breast-feeding. Metal studs worn in pierced tongues can chip tooth enamel, leading to costly dental problems” (Body piercing). Many teens get piercings because they think it is cool or it looks good on them. However, most teens fail to keep them clean and so they end up getting infected. Tattoos and Piercings will affect job opportunities. “Tattoos or piercings can lead to difficulties in getting a job” (Body piercing). If one is trying to get a promotion in their job and they go in for an interview with body piercings that are visible and piercings all over their face it will change an employer’s opinion on that person. “Some employers do not allow their workers to show tattoos or piercings, other than pierced ears” (Body piercing). Kayla wants to be in the military but she has 7 tattoos and 5 piercings. Kayla loves to get tattoos and body piercings, but the military warned her that is she joins she will not be allowed to get any more tattoos or piercings. This proves that it can effect job opportunities. Tattoos scar the body and piercings leave holes in the body. When ont who has a tattoo gets older and that person may or may not want it there anymore. "Approximentely one third of people with a tattoo, regrert getting it. The most common reasons for regretting a tattoo is the tattoo the name of a significant other who is no longer significant," (Tattoing). So why get a tattoo if a person is just going to get rid of it later or, cover it up? One spends all of this money to get a tattoo and then that person wound up paying even more money to get rid of it. "Removing a tattoo is expensive and time consuming," (Body Piercing). "For various reasons over the years, tattoos became taboo in Western culture- but this is rapidly changing. From Dennis Rodman to David Beckham, from the Dixie Chicks to Cher,from 50 Cent to Eminem, athleter, celebrities and others in the media have brought tattoos into the limelight. Today tattoos are considered by aficonados as 'art,' not skin graffiti," (Most people). Celebrities do not help the fact that tattoos and body pericings are unsafe, they do not help with jobs, and they change the apperance of the body. Kayla has now decided that until she retires from the military she will not get anymore tattoos. That she will save her ideas intil after she retires if she is not to old for one. Same goes for her body piercings.