Five-year-old Boy Left With Intricate Dragon-shaped Scar After Henna Tattoo Goes Wrong
A five-year-old boy from Queensland, Australia was left with a large, intricately detailed, dragon-shaped scar after a henna tattoo he received in Bali left him with a chemical burn. His parents fear that he may be scarred for life.
Cannon Cribb received the henna tattoo while he was holidaying with his parents in Bali, Indonesia. The “henna” actually contained para-phenylenediamine, but no reaction was noticed until the henna wore off, leaving a large welt in the shape of the oriental dragon that he had been tattooed with.
According to the boy’s mother, Leiona Cribb:
I really hope it doesn’t scar. We’re hopeful but it’s the whole length of his arm; a huge dragon.
The scar is being treated as a chemical burn, requiring dressing several times a day and application of a topical steroid.
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That is Too bad for the Boy
I feel sorry
haha
yo dahab its more like badass.
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Some parents are so gullible and fall for every fad out there. Read on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Phenylenediamine about some of the effects of this chemical can cause. Clearly that guy that says “badass” need not have kids! His kids would suffer a life of pain and defeat. I feel for the kid!
Are you kidding? That kid is going to have a story to tell for the rest of his life and something to show off. Not the most unfortunate accident I’ve read about.
“His parents fear that he may be scarred for life.”
Of course he will… because they named him ‘Cannon.’
Unfortunate as it is, at least he’s not going to grow up with a pikachu on his arm.
I think the parent should have thought twice about getting their son a henna tattoo… especially since the people couldn’t spell.. “no paincos no nedlles 100% fan”
that really should of told them to stay away…
I know it was in Bali, Indonesia… but still, maybe they could have found a better place for that…
and having a dragon tattoo on your arm isn’t such a bad thing… if you look at it the right way. Be the cup half full kind of person and you’ve got yourself an amazing story to tell.