I hope this puts you off tats in 3rd world countries!!

[Fev]

Since its the holiday season now i'm guessing quite a few are heading out and abroad. Just a bit of a warning for those who might get a tattoo or 2.

Overseas travellers are being warned to take care after a West Australian contracted HIV after getting a tattoo in Bali.
The WA Health Department has issued an urgent warning advising Australians to avoid getting tattoos and piercings overseas.
Anyone who has recently had body art done in Bali is being advised to see their doctor.
HIV is transmitted through exchange of bodily fluids. There is no vaccine or cure.

http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopS...oo_700135.html

Be careful out there! The savings in $$ is not worth it!

[XR6Runner]

Funny this came up, I'm on my way to Vietnam and was planning a full back tattoo! Any precautions I should take?

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by XR6Runner

Funny this came up, I'm on my way to Vietnam and was planning a full back tattoo! Any precautions I should take?

wait till you get home

[Feathers]

I'd say the best precaution would be, don't.

Just enjoy your holiday, and then look at getting it done when you come back home. That would also mean not having to worry about the after care while you're away as well.

[XR6Runner]

That's true, I'm glad this came up on here, ive changed my mind on it. Cheers guys

[P6LTD351]

Why the hell would anyone get a tattoo done in a country like Bali? I don't know why people even go to Bali but that's another story. This guy paid the ultimate price for stupidity.

[mr smith]

Only the extremely naive would get any sort of medical or cosmetic proceedure done in a third world country.

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Only the extremely naive would get any sort of medical or cosmetic proceedure done in a third world country.

This!

[J_Putz]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Only the extremely naive would get any sort of medical or cosmetic proceedure done in a third world country.

This.

[Bucknaked]

It's a risk no matter where you go. But the risk may be higher in another part of the world.

[Kieron]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Only the extremely naive would get any sort of medical or cosmetic proceedure done in a third world country.

I don't agree. Oddly, places like Malaysia often have better health than in Australia in certain conditions.

Like any place, it's always advisable to do your homework on a potential medical centre before going ahead with it. Plenty of botched cosmetic surgery from QLD for instance.

[eyes87]

I got one done in Thailand. And I've got to say the place was 5x cleaner than any Australian tattoo joint that I've had stuff done in. The Thai bloke made a point about showing me all his needles still in in opened packets and that his gun in the sterilizer before I even had a chance to ask to see it.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by eyes87

I got one done in Thailand. And I've got to say the place was 5x cleaner than any Australian tattoo joint that I've had stuff done in. The Thai bloke made a point about showing me all his needles still in in opened packets and that his gun in the sterilizer before I even had a chance to ask to see it.

The trouble being that most young people who go to Bali and other Indonesian countries do it for one reason: to party themselves half unconscious and do stupid things. One of those stupid things could well be stumbling into a tattoo parlour and not caring what the precautions they take are. Not to mention that the big difference in Oz is that if you turn up drunk to most tattoo parlours, they refuse to work on you...I somehow doubt that such a precaution would be taken in most parlours in those parts of the world...

[boss54]

Originally Posted by eb2monty

Why the hell would anyone get a tattoo done in a country like Bali? I don't know why people even go to Bali but that's another story. This guy paid the ultimate price for stupidity.

Mate I was thinking the same thing

[belvo]

i wouldn't call Indonesia a third world country

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by belvo

i wouldn't call Indonesia a third world country

I would. Especially in regards to its health regulations.

[nuthin' fancy]

Originally Posted by belvo

i wouldn't call Indonesia a third world country

Where are all the second world countries, they never rate a mention?

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy

Where are all the second world countries, they never rate a mention?

Good question. Old communist countries are generally know as second world.

[AU Mont]

not very much info in the article?

for aruments sake the infection could have been spread a number of ways, with the tattoo being the least embarrassing thing to blame it on.........

[Lukeyson]

Not so much infection related, but check out this USA tattoo artists work for the lulz
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6793400&type=1

Some of the comments on the pics are great

[Iggypoppin']

That US site is bad but there's a place that's in aus, called Black Rose Ink tattoo in NT...they're a bunch of kids and they don't mind tattooing underage people. And they're TERRIBLE! much worse than the US mob linked above.

[bungarra]

Regular WA Health Dept warning at this time of year. There are many Aussie run tattoo business in Bali and many have autoclaves to sterilise, something a lot of shops in Oz don't, many still use only alcohol based sterilants. Like any tattoo joint, check the work and speak to people. A mate in the Army got hepatitis from a tattoo done in Adelaide.
Any body art or piercing place can pass on blood borne diseases. Have a look at the number of parlours closed in Australia on 2010/2011 about twenty due to blood borne infections.

[tray_18]

I feel really sorry for the person
But it is so stupid getting tatts in tho's places

[timbell]

Meh, the same thing could happen in some of the lower-end shops in Australia. **** happens, I'm still gonna get my new ones in Thailand.

[saam]

Been to thailand 3 times, and some of the tattoo shops there look alot more cleaner than some here

Price has alot of influence here also

friends have had their sleve done for the price i got for 8 hours of work in oz

In saying that the lady to did my tattoo made sure i wasnt drinking when i had my tattoo done or she wouldnt do it

[mrniceguy]

Perhaps there may be more to this story than the "victim" is letting on. But hey, how else could you catch aids in bali, right?

[Ford_The_Win]

There's a reason the Jetstar flights to Kuta are called the Bogan Bus.

[bungarra]

Originally Posted by Ford_The_Win

There's a reason the Jetstar flights to Kuta are called the Bogan Bus.

Huh?? There is no airport in Kuta. Ngurah Rai Airport is around 3km's south of Kuta in Tuban.

Agre with your comment about Jetstar, all their flights in and outside of Australia are Bogan buses.

[stevethepom]

It always pays to check out the Tattoo parlour to ascertain whether they use fresh sealed needles for each customer rather than the old method of sterilising used equipment in an autoclave I have had 4 Tattoos done in Bali and always been shown the needles in sealed packets before commencing to have the tattoo done the same applies for the little containers that the ink is placed in as well , also it pays to ascertain if the tattooist you are going to has a good reputation as is the case of the one i use around the corner from the Bali Bagus Pub in Poppies 2 a fella by the name of Agus Tyas who has worked not just in Bali but internationally as well ! and he has a rule that no alcohol be consumed on his premises and also advises that customers dont drink before having their tatto done as alcohol and the humid heat dont really mix and can cause excessive sweating which leads to bleeding from the freshly done tattoo , One big no no is using a tatto artist who will come to your hotel and do the work as they tend to not be as scrupulous on the hygiene side of things .

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by bungarra

Huh?? There is no airport in Kuta. Ngurah Rai Airport is around 3km's south of Kuta in Tuban.

Agre with your comment about Jetstar, all their flights in and outside of Australia are Bogan buses.

So because they offer cheap flights OS, anyone who flys with them is a bogan?