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March 24,1993
Page 9
To be or not to be...
Tattooed
+More women, college students live on the
edge by branding their body parts.
By Jenny Steffens
Staff Writer
Tattoo designs ranging from skulls
to butterflies. Bugs Bunny to nudes
cover three walls from ceiling to floor.
In a separate inside room sit two
brown, vinyl beauty-salon chairs facing large mirrors.
The room decor features rabbit and
coyote skins hanging from the walls.
A sign in bold, block letters reads
"No f—king checks".
But for as little as S30 in cash. Body
Art Tattooing at 416 N. Blackstone
Ave. pierces permanent ink into skin.
A customer's own design can also
be taoooed by shop owner Chuck
Pitman.
Depending on the size and location,
not the tattoo, it can take minutes or
hours to complete the process.
Sam Cerveny, a 23-ycar-old chemistry major who has a punk rock girl
tattoo on his right hip and a black
tribal symbol on the other, said each
tattoo took about 30 minutes.
Cerveny got his first tattoo last October and his second one in February
when he and his fiancee decided to get
matching ones.
"Once you get one, you want more,"
Cerveny said.
Tattoo artist Alan Caan, owner of
Ink Works at 1839 E. Olive Ave., said
tattoos are popular with college students and may be more popular in
general society than 10 years ago.
Caan said he sees a variety of people
in his shop, men and women, young,
and old.
Pitman said more women arc getting tattoos.
Kristie, a 20-ycar-old student who
transferred to CSUF this semester,
got a tattoo her third week here.
"You only live once, why nol?" said
Kristie, who has an outlined black,
half-moon tattoo above her right
breast
Cerveny had similar reasoning on
deciding to gel a tattoo, "It was kind
of a whim," he said.
Cerveny and Kristie both got their
tattoos at Body Art and said pain and
permanence were factors in their decision.
"With the first one I was really nervous, I thought it would hurt, but it
didn't hurt that bad," Cerveny said.
"Thai's the hard thing about it, it's
permanent, it doesn't go away,"
Kristie said.
Pitmarusaid students coming into
his shop act like they're scared, but
they're really not.
"1 was hclla scared, but it's not as
bad as I thought it would be," Kristie
For some students wanting tattoos,
other factors arc involved besides pain
and permanence.
John Moniz, a 23-ycar-old construction management major, is contemplating getting a tattoo as an act of
rebellion against what his parents say.
Moniz said if he eventually gets a
tattoo it would be a green Hawaiian
lizard on his hip and he would get his
tattoo "after a few beers."
Fernando Tejada/lN.siciiT
Shop owner Chuck Pitman, right, works with client Chuck Burgeson, left "I've always been into tattooing since I was a kid," said
Burgeson, who got his first tattoo at age 17. "It hurts more around wrists and elbows."
+Young professionals spend thousands on
cosmetic surgery to erase tattooed signs
from their youth.
By Jenny Steffens
Staff Writer
Scars or skin discoloration can
appear as $1,200 - $4,000 disappears tocover the cost of removing
iL A tattoo which may have originally cost as little as $30.
"Tattoo removal is fairly common now, as people get older they
want it," said Kristine Kassahn,
director of nurses at Sierra Plastic
Surgery Center.
"It's something people might
have done when they were young
and now they have a career," she
said.
Removing a tattoo involves one
of two procedures, skin excision
or laser vaporization.
Both procedures are performed
by plastic surgeons and require
either local or general anesthesia.
Cost of the cosmetic surgery, size
and location of the tattoo, as well
as the ability of the skin to rejuvenate itself, are all factors in determining which procedure to have.
Insurance typically docs not cover
either of the tattoo removal pro-
Skin excision is the simplest
method and typically requires only
local anesthesia or a shot of
novocaine to numb the tattooed
area.
The procedure involves cutting
out the tattoo and bringing the new
skin around il together.
According to Kassahn, skin is
very flexible. "Once you go underneath you dissect the fat, then
you can pull the skin together." she
the location and
size ofthe tattoo, a tissue expander
which stretches the skin is sometimes used before the tattoo is excised.
In other areas, such as the ankle,
where there is not as much skin, a
skin graph is required.
Because the skin surrounding the
tattooed area cannot be stretched.
a layer of skin is taken from a
different area on the body and
placed over the excised area from
the tattoo.
Scars left from excising the skin
and skin graphs vary from person
to person.
"Every body is different, we don't
show photos. Every person scars
differently and every person heals
differently," Kassahn said.
According to Jean Brown, office
managerforPtasticSurgeonJarnes
Gardner, the scar left from a skin
excision is usually the length of
the tattoo and the width is only a
pinpoint head.
Brown said that with laser vaporization, however, a scar or skin
discoloration can remain on the
skin the size and shape ofthe original tattoo.
This depends on how deep the
original pigment of the tattoo penetrated the skin, Brown said.
Laser vaporization, which has
become popular in the last four to
five years, involves burning the
lop several layers of the skin and
is usually more expensive than
skin excision.
This procedure usually requires
general anesthesia, even though
the entire surgery takes aboul one
hour to complete.
According to Kassahn, the theory
is that the laser leaves a lesser scar
since it is less traumatic to tissue
than cutting iL
"You can pinpoint the exact area
with a laser and it goes so superficially that the skin will rejuvenate
itself," Kassahn said.
Even though skin excision and
laser vaporization are simple procedures and becoming more common, there are risks involved.
"Risks are minimal, but there's
always the chance of infection,"
Kassahn said, "anytime you have
surgery there are risks involved."
Brown agreed, "It's no picnic to
have a tattoo taken off, but it's
certainly not as painful as getting
it put on," she said.
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| Title | 1993_03 Insight March 1993 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8, 1969)-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998). Ceased with May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno Periodicals |
| Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
| Coverage | October 8, 1969 – May 13, 1998 |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 “E-image data” |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Insight Mar 24 1993 p 9 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| Full-Text-Search | March 24,1993 Page 9 To be or not to be... Tattooed +More women, college students live on the edge by branding their body parts. By Jenny Steffens Staff Writer Tattoo designs ranging from skulls to butterflies. Bugs Bunny to nudes cover three walls from ceiling to floor. In a separate inside room sit two brown, vinyl beauty-salon chairs facing large mirrors. The room decor features rabbit and coyote skins hanging from the walls. A sign in bold, block letters reads "No f—king checks". But for as little as S30 in cash. Body Art Tattooing at 416 N. Blackstone Ave. pierces permanent ink into skin. A customer's own design can also be taoooed by shop owner Chuck Pitman. Depending on the size and location, not the tattoo, it can take minutes or hours to complete the process. Sam Cerveny, a 23-ycar-old chemistry major who has a punk rock girl tattoo on his right hip and a black tribal symbol on the other, said each tattoo took about 30 minutes. Cerveny got his first tattoo last October and his second one in February when he and his fiancee decided to get matching ones. "Once you get one, you want more," Cerveny said. Tattoo artist Alan Caan, owner of Ink Works at 1839 E. Olive Ave., said tattoos are popular with college students and may be more popular in general society than 10 years ago. Caan said he sees a variety of people in his shop, men and women, young, and old. Pitman said more women arc getting tattoos. Kristie, a 20-ycar-old student who transferred to CSUF this semester, got a tattoo her third week here. "You only live once, why nol?" said Kristie, who has an outlined black, half-moon tattoo above her right breast Cerveny had similar reasoning on deciding to gel a tattoo, "It was kind of a whim," he said. Cerveny and Kristie both got their tattoos at Body Art and said pain and permanence were factors in their decision. "With the first one I was really nervous, I thought it would hurt, but it didn't hurt that bad," Cerveny said. "Thai's the hard thing about it, it's permanent, it doesn't go away," Kristie said. Pitmarusaid students coming into his shop act like they're scared, but they're really not. "1 was hclla scared, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be," Kristie For some students wanting tattoos, other factors arc involved besides pain and permanence. John Moniz, a 23-ycar-old construction management major, is contemplating getting a tattoo as an act of rebellion against what his parents say. Moniz said if he eventually gets a tattoo it would be a green Hawaiian lizard on his hip and he would get his tattoo "after a few beers." Fernando Tejada/lN.siciiT Shop owner Chuck Pitman, right, works with client Chuck Burgeson, left "I've always been into tattooing since I was a kid," said Burgeson, who got his first tattoo at age 17. "It hurts more around wrists and elbows." +Young professionals spend thousands on cosmetic surgery to erase tattooed signs from their youth. By Jenny Steffens Staff Writer Scars or skin discoloration can appear as $1,200 - $4,000 disappears tocover the cost of removing iL A tattoo which may have originally cost as little as $30. "Tattoo removal is fairly common now, as people get older they want it," said Kristine Kassahn, director of nurses at Sierra Plastic Surgery Center. "It's something people might have done when they were young and now they have a career," she said. Removing a tattoo involves one of two procedures, skin excision or laser vaporization. Both procedures are performed by plastic surgeons and require either local or general anesthesia. Cost of the cosmetic surgery, size and location of the tattoo, as well as the ability of the skin to rejuvenate itself, are all factors in determining which procedure to have. Insurance typically docs not cover either of the tattoo removal pro- Skin excision is the simplest method and typically requires only local anesthesia or a shot of novocaine to numb the tattooed area. The procedure involves cutting out the tattoo and bringing the new skin around il together. According to Kassahn, skin is very flexible. "Once you go underneath you dissect the fat, then you can pull the skin together." she the location and size ofthe tattoo, a tissue expander which stretches the skin is sometimes used before the tattoo is excised. In other areas, such as the ankle, where there is not as much skin, a skin graph is required. Because the skin surrounding the tattooed area cannot be stretched. a layer of skin is taken from a different area on the body and placed over the excised area from the tattoo. Scars left from excising the skin and skin graphs vary from person to person. "Every body is different, we don't show photos. Every person scars differently and every person heals differently," Kassahn said. According to Jean Brown, office managerforPtasticSurgeonJarnes Gardner, the scar left from a skin excision is usually the length of the tattoo and the width is only a pinpoint head. Brown said that with laser vaporization, however, a scar or skin discoloration can remain on the skin the size and shape ofthe original tattoo. This depends on how deep the original pigment of the tattoo penetrated the skin, Brown said. Laser vaporization, which has become popular in the last four to five years, involves burning the lop several layers of the skin and is usually more expensive than skin excision. This procedure usually requires general anesthesia, even though the entire surgery takes aboul one hour to complete. According to Kassahn, the theory is that the laser leaves a lesser scar since it is less traumatic to tissue than cutting iL "You can pinpoint the exact area with a laser and it goes so superficially that the skin will rejuvenate itself," Kassahn said. Even though skin excision and laser vaporization are simple procedures and becoming more common, there are risks involved. "Risks are minimal, but there's always the chance of infection," Kassahn said, "anytime you have surgery there are risks involved." Brown agreed, "It's no picnic to have a tattoo taken off, but it's certainly not as painful as getting it put on," she said. Que ganga para Tu! 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