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[–][deleted] 52 points53 points ago

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I almost feel bad for her. She wanted a few tacky stars and got the most painful looking thing I've seen all day. Fuck, I wonder how that's gonna heal?

[–]breachgnome 25 points26 points ago

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If it is gangrene, not well.

[–]Sylxian 7 points8 points ago

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At first I was like "Eww", then I was like "But that's so fascinating".

[–]Hammer_the_Screw 33 points34 points ago

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TIL even wikipedia can be NSFL.

[–]the-professor 4 points5 points ago

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i have a very high tolerance to disgusting things, and even that made me gag.

[–]wrathofg0d 13 points14 points ago

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if just that picture made you gag, then you really don't

[–]dave_casa 1 point2 points ago

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The smell making you gag is fair game, though.

[–]Kadmium 0 points1 point ago

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Articles on awful things are often accompanied by awful pictures. Check out the article on "smegma" if you're game...

[–]this_is_weird 7 points8 points ago

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It's compensated by the fact that awesome things sometimes have awesome pictures.

Look up the article about Woman, then look in the side bar for the Slovenščina language. (NSFW)

[–]mattekure -2 points-1 points ago*

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Try Arpetan instead (NSFW)

Also Brezhoneg (NSFW)

Deutsch (NSFW)

Theres lots more, but you get the idea.

[–]SyKoHPaTh 1 point2 points ago

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Scumbag brain: Does not want to see something disgusting. Clicks anyway.

[–]this_is_weird 0 points1 point ago

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Mines much better :P

[–]Matt1965 2 points3 points ago

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Smegma really didn't seem that bad picture wise. It's just some white shit on a dick.

[–]Sohda 0 points1 point ago

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Ya, that was nothing, especially coming from the gangrene pics.

[–]iamablackbeltman 0 points1 point ago

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Can I have a toned-down TL;DR since I am about to go to bed and I want to sleep tonight?

[–]Sexybeast- 5 points6 points ago

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rotten milk glued to your dick.

[–]Asdayasman 0 points1 point ago

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AHAHAHAHA oh my god I'm crying.

[–]LaurenRoxy 0 points1 point ago

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and "anencephaly"... shudder.

[–]lrony -1 points0 points ago

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u dont spend enough time on wikipedia

[–]Mr_Titicaca 8 points9 points ago

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Jesus christ Wikipedia. I have ignored my in-grown toe nail for about a year now. This just freaked me out now damn it!

[–]CommunistAccounts 18 points19 points ago

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What the fuck, I logged in just to say get it taken care of.

[–]Mr_Titicaca 2 points3 points ago

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The nail grew on the side for a while and eventually rotted out and fell out. It doesn't hurt anymore, but it definitely doesn't feel like it once did. I think at this point I'm just trying to remain optimistic.

[–]Cullly 7 points8 points ago

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I know a few people who's toes got infected and really bad because they didn't want to go to the doctor and get it sorted.

It's sore to get sorted, but it's better than having wrecked feet. I'm not going to link you to the young boy on wiki who got a brown recluse spider bite and only treated it with antibiotics for 2 weeks hoping it would get better. It didn't, and it's one of the most NSFL pics I've ever seen.

[–]darkesnow 5 points6 points ago

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If you have ever and I mean EVER seen a brown recluse in your house, always (and I mean ALWAYS) shake your fucking shoes before you put them on. I was at my mom's house and was about to put my shoe on - I accidentally dropped it and the biggest recluse I ever saw came scurrying out. I'm sure I would have been bitten.

Always, always ALWAYS shake your shoes.

[–]Randon0115 1 point2 points ago

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Now I'm afraid of my shoes.

[–]darkesnow 0 points1 point ago

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Don't be afraid of your shoes. Be afraid of the spider setting up housekeeping inside them. o_O

[–]laddymaddonna 0 points1 point ago

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im having the craziest de ja vu right noww - have you said this beofre?

[–]darkesnow 0 points1 point ago

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I don't think so... Maybe? checks history

[–]Cullly 0 points1 point ago

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None in my country, so no worries for me... but this is good advice.

[–]knightedknave 1 point2 points ago

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Pics... pretty please?

[–]femki 0 points1 point ago

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I think Cully may be referring to this article.

[–]Cullly 0 points1 point ago

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Actually.. I was wrong.. it wasn't a brown recluse spider bite pic.. it was a Bothrops asper. Apologies, but the same kind of stuff can happen.

If you want the pic, look up wiki for necrosis and it's near the bottom.. Be warned.. it's nasty.

[–]netgod2002 1 point2 points ago

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Don't do it! DO-NOT-POST!

[–]Mr_Titicaca 0 points1 point ago

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Daaaah!!!!!

[–]isotope123 6 points7 points ago

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Yeah, Jesus Christ dude, my friend had to have surgery on his in-grown toe nail and almost lost his toe!

[–]Mr_Titicaca 2 points3 points ago

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Thanks for that. I mean, fuck. It doesn't hurt anymore and it looks ok, but deep down I know its not back to its natural state. How did he almost lose his toe?

[–]isotope123 2 points3 points ago

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Infection, he went on antibiotics for a couple weeks after the surgery. He still only has half a big toe nail now.

[–]Mr_Titicaca 2 points3 points ago

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Wow, well glad everything worked out. I figure worse case scenario I can at least get an AMA on reddit out of it.

[–]isotope123 4 points5 points ago

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Health before Reddit, Dude.

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[–]Mr_Titicaca 1 point2 points ago

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Urgh!!!!

[–]mjfd 1 point2 points ago

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I had the permanent option to take care of my in grown toe nails (No, they didn't remove the toe, they just leave a centre strip of nail with no sides). They are annoying as fuck.

[–]shysqueaker 0 points1 point ago

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Meh, I had all of them removed and the nailbed killed. I got bloody fed up with the ingrown nails.

[–]n2dasun 1 point2 points ago

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I would like to die now.

[–]LordOfPies 0 points1 point ago

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No treatment, damn, poor thing.

[–]kg892 0 points1 point ago

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Why did I ever click that, and then keep on reading ugggggggghhhhh

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Yep. Time to go puke.

[–]orangekid13 -1 points0 points ago

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NOPE NOPE NOPE

[–]thejustducky1 35 points36 points ago

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It's infected as all fuck get out and looks like she's allergic to something, but it isn't gangrenous. She needs to get to a doctor like quick so something doesn't start crawling up her veins.
How old is that tat when the picture was taken? Looks like its been... inflating for a bit.

[–]gristc 24 points25 points ago

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Upvote for truth. There's no gangrene there yet, just a nasty infection that needs to be treated to prevent gangrene.

[–]your_name_is_toby 9 points10 points ago

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Definitely infected. What I'd be scared of more than gangrene is the infection spreading into the blood system. Sepsis can kill.

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[–]MeltedTwix 0 points1 point ago

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Those are pretty high numbers for, ya know, death.

[–]rasherdk 1 point2 points ago

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Not quite "will kill" territory though.

[–]rmmead 16 points17 points ago

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not being familiar with gangrene, I decided to go to the wiki page for it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangrene big mistake :|

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points ago

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clicks link

............

stabs eyes

[–]Lowsloweuro 3 points4 points ago

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I hope you used a sterilized knife. Otherwise you might get gangrene too.

[–]orangecrushed42 7 points8 points ago

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[–]minno 6 points7 points ago

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[–]aditim28 0 points1 point ago

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I love you.

[–]dtrainusmc 0 points1 point ago

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Now you'll have gangrenous eyes.

[–]IHaveToBeThatGuy 2 points3 points ago

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I will never take my feet for granted again

[–]0rgasm0[!] 0 points1 point ago

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I told myself 4 times not to click that link:(

[–]ColdHotCool 0 points1 point ago

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Heh Autoamputation, I did not know the body could do that. Now I get to add one more thing to my list that I'm freaking out about. (On that list I also have "When the gravy meets and mixes with baked beans")

[–]Tjsor 14 points15 points ago

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[–]rmmead 8 points9 points ago

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i'm just wondering now out of morbid curiosity... what on earth do you do when that happens? why is he sitting it in water? cut the thing off before it spreads!

[–]jennaberry 47 points48 points ago

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Just put some windex on it. It'll be fine.

[–]C_IsForCookie 5 points6 points ago

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When you run out of Windex, add water and shake. More Windex.

[–]workpuppy 9 points10 points ago

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May be trying to stimulate a little blood flow in whatevers left...May be just trying to make soup!

Yea, it's completely necrotic. Chop that shit off before it reaches the knee...Better prosthetics for below the knee. And next time, fucking see a doctor before the shit crawls all the way up your leg.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Don't think there will be a next time...

[–]workpuppy 1 point2 points ago

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He's still got another leg, presumably.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I don't know, but I don't see how soaking it in a yellow would help. :( Oh god I sincerely hope it's magical gangrene cure potion.

[–]s7even 5 points6 points ago

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Wife is an R.N., she says that homeless people will come in with wounds like that. They never take their shoes off or something. Could be one possibility.

[–]grimblegromble3 7 points8 points ago

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I immediately took off my shoes.

[–]ladyvonkulp 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, that's essentially what trench foot is.

[–]OneHotRN 3 points4 points ago

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They are soaking to clean off any slough.

If you think it looks bad, you should smell it. Some days it isn't enjoyable to be a nurse!

[–]shysqueaker 2 points3 points ago

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There are days I really want to hear more MORE RN stories. And then I don't want to hear them again for about a year. RNs are a special kind of people - I have all the desire to care and help people, but my stomach is OH HELL NO.

[–]infamous_jamie 3 points4 points ago

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how on earth does that HAPPEN to someone?!

[–]chronubis 4 points5 points ago

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Judging by the fat legs, probably related to diabetes.

[–]infamous_jamie 4 points5 points ago

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damn. I honestly have no idea how one could possibly let something like that get that far.

then again I say the same thing about people who weigh 600 pounds, so.

[–]Doonce 1 point2 points ago

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Clostridium perfringens infection. Awesome bacterium. I have some of it in my lab :D.

[–]infamous_jamie 1 point2 points ago

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I was REALLY expecting this to be NSFL. bravo!

[–]askegg 1 point2 points ago

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Huh - it’s also good for making bread. How about that?

[–]Tjsor 2 points3 points ago

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Reminds me of zombies for some reason. Perhaps the Walking Dead season 2 that started last night has something to do with it.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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That person is a real-life zombie, in that a significant chunk of their body is actually dead.

[–]garie 1 point2 points ago

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That led me to this, which just really confuses me. Why are these pictures on wikipedia at all?

[–]kurakitsune 9 points10 points ago

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Ouch and ew.... But I have to say you get what you pay for....., if you want to goto a cheap place or to a tatoo party with inexperianced "artists" expect this.

[–]Hydris 6 points7 points ago

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It was probably her friend with a homemade gun. "hey, i am trying to learn how to tattoo, i can totally do that tat for way cheaper than that shop. Its not that hard."

[–]kurakitsune 0 points1 point ago

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Most likely, and my guess is she isnt a day over 16, 17

[–]Original_juju 12 points13 points ago

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I had a clean needle go to deep at a tattoo shop from "the new guy" on 2 tattoos. It SUCKED. I had a clover shaped scar on one of my arms. Half of the ink didn't even take. When I got it touched up weeks later, guess who did it. The "new guy" ರ_ರ

[–]MeloJelo 29 points30 points ago

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Perhaps you should have said "no," or gone elsewhere? Or had you already paid them--in which case, I still would have said "no."

[–]Bobsentme 7 points8 points ago

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Many tattoo artists will tell you to come back for touching up if the tattoo bleeds out or fades immediately. The one I've used never charges to touch ups...but I've never had to go back either.

[–]BarfKitty 2 points3 points ago

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good tattoo artists will redo any of it no charge if something happens. the color yellow made me bleed a lot and I stupidly fell asleep really drunk. guess what happened when I pulled my shirt off the next morning... yep. the shirt was glued to the yellow ink and ripped off my skin. a couple weeks later a little touch up and good as new (and free, because good places don't suck)

[–]Bobsentme 5 points6 points ago

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I cringed at the thought of this, and am wondering why you either 1) Got a tattoo when you were drinking (most artists say "No, come back later") or 2) decided it was a good idea to get drunk afterwards (thus thinning the blood and making it bleed more)???

[–]BarfKitty 1 point2 points ago

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I went and partied later that night, perhaps 8 hours after the work was done. It wasn't a brilliant move and I certainly didn't mean to drink as much as I did.

And no decent artist would EVER tattoo you when you're drunk.

[–]Bobsentme 0 points1 point ago

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Aha!!! Thanks for clearing that up for me. My wife had a tattoo artist smartly turn her down because as they were putting the pattern on her, they remembered they'd forgotten to ask if she had been drinking lately. She said "Not since my birthday kegger last night." They promptly consulted the head guy, who politely asked her to come back the next day. The guy does amazing work. I can completely understand him not wanting someone to ruin his reputation by bleeding away the ink.

[–]happybadger 6 points7 points ago

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You're paying for something which will be on your body for the rest of your life. If not done properly, you could very well die. Why the everloving hell would you allow "the new guy" to give you a tattoo?

[–]fwaggle 1 point2 points ago

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Hrm. What exactly happens when the needle goes in too deep?

Ages ago I did a couple of my own with a home made prison scratcher (hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time) and the first one I went stupid deep with. Probably a quarter of an inch or so? I had no idea what I was doing, and still don't - but I understand the correct depth is about the thickness of a dime. I did at least four times that depth. With a sharpened piece of guitar string.

No ill effects for me. Most of the ink didn't stay put, and I managed to shoot a tiny bit of blood all over at one point, but that's it. It's not even really scarred - you can't even tell where some of the ink was.

Maybe I'll just chalk it up to being insanely lucky I didn't kill myself with a staph infection. :/

[–]workpuppy 3 points4 points ago

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Eh. Staph is unlikely...You're more likely to get the bad stuff in a place like a tattoo parlor. Gangrene, on the other hand...Any deep puncture has the possibility of getting infected, and if the infection cuts off blood flow to the affected body parts, gangrene.

[–]ap66crush 0 points1 point ago

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...You are a lot LESS likely to get the bad stuff in a tattoo shop, if you go to one that is even halfway decent. Find me one documented case where a tattoo shop that was doing all the necessary legwork to keep things clean passed on a serious disease. Fuck that, find me one case of a disease coming from a tattoo shop, not an infection, an actual disease.

[–]lonefaust 3 points4 points ago

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While I would agree about getting bad stuff in bad tattoo parlors, doing the leg work to keep things clean prevents diseases... The fuck are you talking about an 'actual disease'? An infection IS a disease.

[–]ap66crush 0 points1 point ago

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Sorry, I should have been more clear, A bacterial infection vs a pathogenic viral disease (hep a b c or hiv)

[–]workpuppy 1 point2 points ago

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No, look. Unless you live in a hospital, your house is going to have a much lower incidence of infection than a tattoo parlor. This is not to cut on tattoo parlors, but its a fact that you have a lot of people, lot of sweat, occasional blood...It's not sterile, and the measures you no doubt take to try to keep it as clean as possible, are what breed up the truly nasty infections like staph.

[–]ap66crush 1 point2 points ago

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No man, seriously, I work closely with the health department on these matters. Getting a tattoo out of your home is bad news, UNLESS, you have a rooms set up for just that purpose in your home...meaning having a room set aside strictly for tattooing with all cleanable non-porus surfaces, a clean non pourus chair to sit in, proper medical grade cleaning agents such as wavacide or matacide hard surface disinfectant... You catch my drift.

Also you would need a room set aside strictly for the handling of contaminated materials...how many houses have built in bio-rooms?

Now, just to clear up some misconceptions:

but its a fact that you have a lot of people, lot of sweat, occasional blood...It's not sterile, and the measures you no doubt take to try to keep it as clean as possible, are what breed up the truly nasty infections like staph.

First off, you can not catch any nasty diseases from sweat, and I dont know what shop allows pooling sweat to stick around for someone to sit in anyway.

Blood exposure does happen in tattoo shops, but responsible shops are using gloves, and covering the surface that you are sitting on, the surface they are tattooing off of, and their machine parts that may get exposed to blood with disposable coverings. which get immediately disposed of after every client.

A lot of people doesnt mean shit if you are cleaning properly in between every one. Surgery rooms see a lot of people, so there are procedures in place to make sure it is brand new between each one.

The measures that tattoo shops take to kill off infection (meaning hard surface disinfectants, disposable equipment and proper use of autoclave sterilization) DO NOT > breed up the truly nasty infections like staph.

And I challenge you to source me any medical study that says otherwise.

Now, if you are not in the States, then I don't know what the tattoo scene is like where you are, but here in the states this is just the way that it is...why do you think it is illegal in most of the country to get tattooed in your home?

[–]grimblegromble3 0 points1 point ago

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Did you gouge your eyes out afterwards?

[–]Orionsbelt 4 points5 points ago

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going to get my first tattoo this weekend fuck you!

[–]C_IsForCookie 7 points8 points ago

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You'll be fine. Good luck and enjoy.

[–]Orionsbelt 0 points1 point ago

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I'm going to a good shop there very clean, I went with my friend when she got her first and shes gotten several from this shop with no problem.

[–]uzimonkey 2 points3 points ago

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I don't think it matters if the needle is clean or not. I mean, I'm sure it doesn't help if the needle is dirty (and all the other implications there), but you could just as easily get an infection from not keeping the new tattoo clean.

[–]bandwidthvampire 10 points11 points ago

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NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

[–]mp6521 6 points7 points ago

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NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY

[–]giant_bat 8 points9 points ago

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NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN

[–]nbritton91 10 points11 points ago

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999999

[–]nicbez 1 point2 points ago

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was this in an older issue of seventeen magazine?

[–]picsandnsfwonly 1 point2 points ago

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dont get tattoos on your trip to mexico =\

[–]darkwingduck14 1 point2 points ago

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And now I can't eat my bagel.

[–]viavolta 0 points1 point ago

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She should have gotten a pedicure instead of a tattoo on that nasty tamale looking foot.

[–]JohnOrrIsAnArsonist 4 points5 points ago

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I'll think of this next time I eat a tamale ಠ_ಠ

[–]Lckelear 0 points1 point ago

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Who the fuck wants a foot tattoo anyway?

[–]lightassassin 0 points1 point ago

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The worst thing about it all is the smell of rotting flesh, especially with feet as you tend to wear footware covering it for protection, and when not regularly and well cleaned they make a god awful odor.

Guy at work has diabetes and his foot got an infection that has led to him having some toes removed... I swear for that week before he mentioned anything all I could smell was rotting meat.

[–]m_80 0 points1 point ago

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No, this is what happens when you do not take care of your new tattoo. I've got many tattoo's and you MUST take good care of them, they are very susceptible to infection if you do not wash regularly and keep coated with ointment for a couple weeks.

[–]FlareHeart 0 points1 point ago*

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I have also heard of Polysporin causing this if it is overused. Polysporin is NOT for tattoos and any tattoo artist that tells you otherwise is behind the times. Polysporin doesn't allow the skin to breathe. Applying a water-based lotion 2-3 times per day (instead of a thick gunky ointment) and letting the tattoo breathe is very important.

My tattoo artist has been thoroughly trained, and has kept his training up to date, and the newest recommendations allow for the tattoo to breathe since your body heals best if it gets air. Oxygen is a necessity.

My tattoo had completely lost its redness and started its peel around 3 days afterwards (there was no scabbing at all with mine). After about a week to 10 days it was done peeling and just needed some basic lotion to keep the skin moist and facilitate the deeper healing. I have fair skin and even though fair skin is not the best for taking ink, I have not had a problem with scabbing, cracking, or patchy ink spots.

[–]Probatus 0 points1 point ago

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Who ever did this was not a tattooist. Those aren't tattoos they are fucking gouges out of flesh with an inky blade. Go to a reputable place.

[–]MattyD123 0 points1 point ago

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This reminds me of the kid who got a black henna "tattoo" which he had a terrible allergic reaction to and left terrible scars all over his arm. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1321074/Teenager-gets-holiday-henna-tattoo-tease-mother--ends-scarred-life.html http://www.hennacrazy.com/blackhenna.htm

[–]pissysissy 0 points1 point ago

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Go to the ER.

[–]endline80 0 points1 point ago

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looks like an allergic reaction to the ink...

[–]Amazing_Steve 0 points1 point ago

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Attention women...

Foot tattoos are the new tramp stamp.

[–]skyshock21 0 points1 point ago

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You get swollen toes?

[–]Bass_amp 0 points1 point ago

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I'm getting tattooed i n2 weeks. Thanks.

[–]gliscameria 0 points1 point ago

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Get ready to feel even safer.

Chinese knockoff tattoo guns and supplies!

[–]catfacem3n 0 points1 point ago

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It's gonna explode!

[–]pyxlated -3 points-2 points ago

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A NSFL would have been nice.

[–]Cptnhalfbeard 7 points8 points ago

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Title kinda gives it away, but I see your point

[–]happyCuddleTime 0 points1 point ago

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Pun intended?

[–]jaystop 0 points1 point ago

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It had to be on a foot too just to make even more disgusting.

[–]shimmehkins 0 points1 point ago

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nothing to do with the depth of the needle, this is what happens when you mistreat fresh tats

[–]tigersdime -3 points-2 points ago

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Gangrene would suck, but then again, even if those stars didn't bloat out and get infected, they're still horrible tattoos. I think if she looses the leg, being rid of those stupid tattoos is a bonus.

[–]opieroberts -1 points0 points ago

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I know I'm going to regret looking at this.

[–]cykovisuals -1 points0 points ago

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Get a lawyer, dumbass.

[–]u83rmensch -4 points-3 points ago

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I already hate the idea of getting a tattoo.. OP just convinced me to never even remotely consider it ever.

[–]PornStarJeffXL -2 points-1 points ago

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Wow I'n my opinion a person who tattoos three stars on their foot is fucking retarded in the first place. People shouldn't just tattoo random shit on their body, which is obviously the case in this picture. That infection is God/Jehovah/Alla/Buddha/YOUR FUCKING BODY telling you that you've been an idiot.

[–]pars28 -1 points0 points ago

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Just when I was thinking about getting inked.... NO fucking way now!!

[–]ethbutt -1 points0 points ago

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NSFL Please

edit: actually, I probably should have guessed by the title

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[–]C_IsForCookie -1 points0 points ago

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I think you're in the wrong thread.

[–]MeritWinstheSoul -2 points-1 points ago

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This is why you don't pay $50 for a tattoo.

[–]tiffanydisasterxoxo 0 points1 point ago

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Mine was 60 dollars and it didn't turn out anything like that. I'm a bleeder and didn't tell the artist, so it is alittle cracked but other than that perfect.

[–]MeritWinstheSoul 0 points1 point ago

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I'm curious to see what it looks like (one tattooed redditor to another)

[–]tiffanydisasterxoxo 1 point2 points ago

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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q102/NewYearsKisses/NEWer/10624_1230116265584_1009426840_30764258_7132116_n.jpg It's just a little pink robot, like 2/2 inches I think... Don't remember. I couldn't take a picture seeing as I don't have a camera handy, but this is honestly the clearest picture I could find of it.

[–]happybadger 0 points1 point ago

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Same price, crappy picture from the same night. Over a year later, the colour has brightened to what I selected and it shows no signs of fading. Pain cleared up after thirty minutes (and I was at work so I was walking constantly) and there was no inflammation around the site after a day.

[–]MeritWinstheSoul 1 point2 points ago

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Darn Facebook won't work.

[–]happybadger 0 points1 point ago

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Neither will imgur :(. Try this.

[–]MeritWinstheSoul 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, super cute. I want to get a little squid, but I have no idea where -_-

[–]happybadger 0 points1 point ago

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Cheers :]

Eventually I'm going to do the whole leg in animals, the stipulation being that each has to carry significant meaning ("Snails see the benefits, the beauty in every inch") and I can only get one per country.

What are yours like?

[–]MeritWinstheSoul 0 points1 point ago

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I'd love to do a huge piece but my bank account would actually implode.

I have: - A damask vine on my right side ribs - My right foot is covered in flowers + ankle + some of my leg (a family piece) - Aslan and the Witch of Narnia in conversation in between my shoulder blades.

Future: - That squid somewhere - My area code on my ribs (left side). Moving to another country within the year, want to keep my home with me forever :)

Fact - Foot was painless compared to ribs.

[–]happybadger 0 points1 point ago

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Awesome!

Knee was surprisingly painful, like a hot butter knife crawling around under my skin, but not unbearably so. Evidently it gets horrific in some spots :P

[–]nospr -3 points-2 points ago

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NSFL