Are you planning to get a tattoo? While you may be excited about it, there are some risk factors you have to know.

Tattooing is commonly practised by people of nearly every race and country in the world. In fact, in the last three decades, tattoos have increased in popularity and are now seen in individuals from a broad range of social classes.

Did you know that the handheld machine used is similar to a sewing machine, with needles that pierce the skin over a thousand times?

Yes, with every puncture, the needles insert tiny drops of ink into the top layer of the skin. But let’s discuss this phenomenon further with our guest, Dr Fiyemi Fabusuyi, a consultant at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital and a lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria.