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Printed or mimeographed instructions, approved by the Health Commissioner, shall be given to each patron or customer on the care of the skin after tattooing as a precaution to prevent infection after each tattooing. A copy of these instructions shall also be posted in a conspicuous place in the tattoo establishment, clearly visible to the person being tattooed.
(Ord. 2649. Passed 10-14-92.)
When it is necessary to shave the area to be tattooed a new blade for each patron shall be used when a safety razor is employed, and the permanent parts of such safety razor shall be treated as hereinafter set forth for the treatment of a straight razor. If a straight razor is used, it shall be cleansed with soap and water, rinsed in clean water and then sterilized by being emersed for fifteen minutes in an approved germicidal solution, or by boiling for a period of at least five minutes before the razor is used again on another patron. After shaving the area to be tattooed, such area shall be cleaned with an approved germicidal solution in a sanitary manner before the design is placed on the skin.
(Ord. 2649. Passed 10-14-92.)
The excessive dye originally applied to the skin shall be removed with individual sterile gauze or sterile cotton only. The area tattooed shall then be allowed to dry and the entire area covered with a piece of sterile gauze only which may in turn be covered with a piece of tissue and fastened with adhesive.
(Ord. 2649. Passed 10-14-92.)
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