When individuals get tattooed, they are placing a great deal of trust in their tattoo artists.
They trust that their artists will use sanitary equipment to draw a permanent picture on their skin.
While getting the design right usually is less of a concern because of the use of stencils, getting an infection from the tattoo equipment may be of great concern.
Tattooing properly requires the use of sanitary equipment.
In most cases, this means:

• Tattooing the individual in a clean room
• Sanitizing the portion of skin to be tattooed
• Using sanitized tattoo machinery
• Using a brand new tattooing needle on each person
• Wearing gloves

An artist's failure to perform even one of these tasks may make the individual getting tattooed more susceptible to contract a disease or infection from the unclean conditions.
In most cases, the diseases spread through unclean tattooing methods include:

• Blood borne pathogens
• Hepatitis
• Skin infections
• HIV

When an individual gets an infection from a tattoo because of the tattoo artist's failure to adhere to sanitary methods, the individual's ailments may be considered the result of negligence.
In many cases, the tattoo parlor will be liable for these ailments.
Since catching diseases or infections in this manner is considered a form of negligence, affected individuals may be entitled to financial compensation from the tattoo parlor.
To do this, individuals will likely need to file personal injury lawsuits against the offending institution.
Before filing legal action, it is important to seek legal counsel.
Filing a lawsuit requires the legal experience that a lawyer can provide, and lawyers can help individuals in their pursuit of financial compensation.
If you or someone you love suffered an infection after being tattooed, the Wausau personal injury attorneys of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.
C.
may be able to help you.