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People are giving themselves DIY 'stick-and-poke' tattoos but expert warns against 'dangerous' trend | Daily Mail Online
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People are giving themselves DIY 'stick-and-poke' tattoos but expert warns against 'dangerous' trend | Daily Mail Online
![Sticking to cleanliness: Looking at best practices for at-home tattooing | The Sheaf - The University of Saskatchewan Newspaper Since 1912 Sticking to cleanliness: Looking at best practices for at-home tattooing | The Sheaf - The University of Saskatchewan Newspaper Since 1912](https://thesheaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/RileyDeacon_7.jpg)
Sticking to cleanliness: Looking at best practices for at-home tattooing | The Sheaf - The University of Saskatchewan Newspaper Since 1912
![IS MY STICK AND POKE INFECTED!! I've had this stick and poke for about 3 days now and I'm really worried it's infected... it doesn't really hurt however the redness is worrying IS MY STICK AND POKE INFECTED!! I've had this stick and poke for about 3 days now and I'm really worried it's infected... it doesn't really hurt however the redness is worrying](https://i.redd.it/c0vwlh6nw3151.jpg)
IS MY STICK AND POKE INFECTED!! I've had this stick and poke for about 3 days now and I'm really worried it's infected... it doesn't really hurt however the redness is worrying
![so I did this stick and poke on myself about a week ago and it was raised and red and has now started scarring and cracking off. What should I do next? so I did this stick and poke on myself about a week ago and it was raised and red and has now started scarring and cracking off. What should I do next?](https://preview.redd.it/d0pv0jlb8sa21.jpg?auto=webp&s=37050d566a4aee9051900ac85477a82a92795edf)
so I did this stick and poke on myself about a week ago and it was raised and red and has now started scarring and cracking off. What should I do next?
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