Women and Tattoos: Fashion, Meaning, and Implications for Health. | Semantic Scholar (2024)

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@article{Farley2019WomenAT, title={Women and Tattoos: Fashion, Meaning, and Implications for Health.}, author={Cindy L Farley and Cheri van Hoover and Carol Rademeyer}, journal={Journal of midwifery \& women's health}, year={2019}, volume={64 2}, pages={ 154-169 }, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:73502073}}
  • C. Farley, C. van Hoover, Carol Rademeyer
  • Published in 26 February 2019
  • Art, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology

Familiarity with the many dimensions of body art will facilitate safe, compassionate health care provision and will enhance the therapeutic relationship enjoyed by clinicians and the individuals they serve.

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Health Implications and Counseling Considerations for Individuals With Piercings and Tattoos.
    Carol RademeyerC. FarleyC. van Hoover

    Medicine, Psychology

    Nursing for women's health

  • 2020
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"Where is the tattoo guy?" construction of professional identity and stigma of women in the tattoo profession
    R. D. A. AraújoIsabella Carneiro CatribL. PaivaT. C. Lima

    Sociology, Art

  • 2022

The study aimed to investigate how gender stigma interferes in the construction of the professional identity of female tattoo artists, it was based on the model of Slay and Smith (2011). This…

Mastectomy tattoos: An emerging alternative for reclaiming self
    Victoria Reid-de JongA. Bruce

    Sociology, Art

    Nursing forum

  • 2020

This work considers embodied health movements, a type of social movement, to explore how acquiring meaningful tattoo art over a mastectomized site can be seen as challenging hegemonic, gendered discourses of the female breast and patriarchal ideals of beauty, post mastectomy.

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Assessing Infection Risks among Clients and Staff Who Use Tattooing Services in Poland: An Observational Study
    A. Gębska-KuczerowskaIzabela KucharskaA. Segiet-ŚwięcickaMarcin KuczerowskiR. Gajda

    Medicine, Environmental Science

    International journal of environmental research…

  • 2020

Tattooists and their clients are at a risk of infection, and knowledge concerning infection risks remains an underestimated preventative factor, and service quality surveillance and creation of a register for tattoo-related complications may help assess the scale of this public health issue.

"Body modification: piercing and tattooing in congenital heart disease patients", decoration or disaster?-a narrative review.
    N. MüllerJohannes BreuerKristin AdlerN. Freudenthal

    Medicine

    Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy

  • 2021

This article is written as a commentary narrative review and will provide an update on the current literature and available data on common forms of body modification and the potential risks for patients with CHD.

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Can medical staff have visible tattoos? A survey study among students
    Anna Paprocka-LipińskaA. MajeranowskiMałgorzata Drozd-GarbacewiczM. MazănekMaria HebdzińskaJoanna Styszko

    Medicine

  • 2020

University students, regardless of their university profile, consider a visible tattoo as a completely acceptable phenomenon in healthcare professionals.

Stigma hurts: exploring employer and employee perceptions of tattoos and body piercings in Nigeria
    T. AdisaO. AdekoyaK. Sani

    Sociology, Business

  • 2021

Purpose – This study draws on social stigma and prejudice to examine the perceptions and beliefs of managers and employees regarding visible tattoos and body piercings, as well as the impact they…

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Factors associated with medical complications after body art among Israeli adults: a retrospective study
    Liat KornHagit Bonny-NoachG. KorenR. Nissanholtz-Gannot

    Medicine

    Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

  • 2021

The Ministry of Health should supervise and guide tattooists and practitioners regarding the health risks of body-art and offer training and raise awareness among potential clients, informed by the risks highlighted in this study.

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Viral Infections Confined to Tattoos—A Narrative Review
    M. TampaM. Mitran S. Georgescu

    Medicine

    Medicina

  • 2022

Since ancient times, people have tattooed their skin for various reasons. In the past, tattoos were associated with low social status; nowadays, tattoos are very popular and are considered a form of…

Dermatostiksia (tattooing): An act of stigmatization in ancient Greek culture
    G. KyriakouA. KyriakouTh. Fotas

    History

    Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition)

  • 2021

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A medical-toxicological view of tattooing
    P. LauxT. Tralau A. Luch

    Environmental Science, Medicine

    The Lancet

  • 2016
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To Ink or Not to Ink: The Meaning of Tattoos among College Students.
    Lynda F. DicksonR. DukesH. SmithNoel Strapko

    Sociology

  • 2015

We examine the process of getting a tattoo and its meaning among 195 tattooed and 257 non-tattooed undergraduates. Most tattooed respondents contemplate getting a tattoo for months, get a…

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Tattoos and body piercings in the United States: a national data set.
    A. LaumannA. Derick

    Sociology, Medicine

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

  • 2006
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Individual Risk and Prevention of Complications: Doctors' Advice to Persons Wishing a New Tattoo.
    J. Serup

    Medicine

    Current problems in dermatology

  • 2017

A campaign called 'Tattoo - know your risk' is presented with detailed fact sheets about tattoos, tattoo problems, how to reduce risk, and a checklist for the tattoo customer before decision-making, which are useful aids for doctors giving advice to persons curious about acquiring a tattoo.

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TATTOOS: What Do People Really Know About the Medical Risks of Body Ink?
    Iliana A RahimiIgor EberhardE. Kasten

    Medicine

    The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology

  • 2018

Background: Tattoos have become increasing popular; however, medical complications and health risks can occur when getting a tattoo. Aim: The objective of this study is to determine whether people…

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A Practical Guide About Tattooing in Patients with Chronic Skin Disorders and Other Medical Conditions
    N. KlugerC. de Cuyper

    Medicine

    American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

  • 2017

The aim was to provide dermatologists with the current knowledge they need to help their patients make adequate and informed choices on skin art, focusing specifically on considerations in patients with chronic skin conditions.

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Aftercare Should Not be an Afterthought: Current Tattoo Aftercare Methods
    Amanda RostronRebecca A. Cox-DavenportR. Shepherd

    Medicine

  • 2015

It was discovered that there is a lack of instruction concerning proper aftercare hygiene with 12% of participants providing only verbal instructions to their clients, forcing clients to rely on remembering aftercare instructions.

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Body Piercing: Motivations and Implications for Health
    C. van HooverCarol-Ann RademayerC. Farley

    Medicine

  • 2017

Information is provided supporting midwives and other health care providers to offer anticipatory guidance and health care services in a nonjudgmental and supportive manner to individuals choosing body piercing.

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The Demographics and Rates of Tattoo Complications, Regret, and Unsafe Tattooing Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study
    W. LiszewskiElizabeth J KreamSarah HellandAmy CavigliBridget C. LavinA. Murina

    Medicine, Sociology

    Dermatologic surgery : official publication for…

  • 2015

There is an opportunity, and trust among people with tattoos, for dermatologists to manage these complications, given the rates of pruritic tattoos and tattoo regret.

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Towards the limiting of health risks associated with tattooing: whitelists for tattoo pigments and preservatives.
    Annegret BlumeT. PlatzekB. ViethC. HutzlerA. Luch

    Medicine

    Current problems in dermatology

  • 2015

The establishment of a whitelist that would only contain pigments that had undergone a risk assessment specifically for their application into the dermis is suggested, and some of the problems associated with such a 'positive list' are discussed.

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