Eye Tattoo: What You Should Know About This Blinding Trend

A new trend has taken over in the evolution of fashion- Eye tattoo/Scleral Tattooing
This form of tattoo invented by Luna Cobra and Shannon Larratt involves dying the white part of your eyes to a different colour
Just how safe are eye tattoos and do they have any long term effects on your sight? Find out here

Fashion is ever-evolving. From trendy clothing to Tattoos and Piercings.

A new trend has taken over -Scleral tattooing, commonly known as eye tattooing.

Eye Tattoo

Yeah, you heard that right. People tattoo their eyeballs in one of the most dangerous fashion trends.

Eyes Tattoos are Scelera Tattoos because they even the colouring of the white part of your eyes (Sclera).

Many regions have banned them because the procedure is dangerous and often performed unregulated.

Despite the name, Eye tattooing is not similar to regular body tattoos.

This extreme body modification is done by injecting ink over the sclera ( white part of the eye) causing it to change to a different colour.

This process is more dangerous than getting a regular tattoo on your arm. There have been several cases of complications from the procedure.

Founders of this procedure, Luna Cobra and Shannon Larratt have warned that people should do it with caution since it cannot be reversed.

Light Sensitivity

Infection

Inflammation of the eye

Loss of eyesight

Total loss of the eye

The damning thing about the procedure is that there might be problems even if the procedure is done properly.

A Polish model Aleksandra Sadowska was the victim of a botched eye tattoo that left her with eye problems.

Sadowska had hoped the modification will make her look like rapper Popek, so she dyed her eyes black.

The procedure however went wrong and caused permanent damage to her right eye.

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