Tattoo Taboo: Body Art and the NHS
No, you’re not hallucinating, tattoos are everywhere lately as body art has officially become a mainstream movement. Now people from all sorts of backgrounds and professions are going under the needle in the name of art. In fact, according to a recent Acas study, one in three millennials now has a tattoo, including many healthcare professionals currently working within the NHS. By Brady Braddock
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aattoos come in all shapes and sizes and they can represent anything – that’s the beauty of them, if you can dream it, they can tattoo it. Tattooing techniques can even be adapted to disguise operation scars and treat hair loss. This procedure is known as micropigmentation and it can boost a person’s self-confidence and transform their day-to-day lives, meaning perhaps tattoos aren’t just skin deep after all. In the UK tattooing is big business and is now so popular that the number of tattoo shops in Britain has tripled to more than 1,000 over the past decade. Tattoos are now embraced as a form of self-expression, just like haircuts, clothing and jewellery. This is perhaps www.bluestreamacademy.com
due to the rise of social media and the British public’s newfound obsession with celebrity culture. People in their thousands flock to tattoo shops with new ideas, drawing influence from famous actors, musicians and footballers, such as exEngland captain David Beckham, who’s tattoos are widely copied by a generation of adoring fans. In Britain, the tattoo industry is heavily regulated by local councils and all registered tattoo studios must comply with strict hygiene and safety laws, however in the past things were very different.
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