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Petite Valentine
In one of the reviews someone said it could draw blood - anyone else to confirm or dispute that?
Yes, you *can* draw blood with the Wartenberg wheel... but it requires a few different possibilities to do so. Either using a wheel with bent tines, putting too much force behind it (and believe me, I've put quite a bit into my wheel without drawing blood), or using on someone with incredibly thin/delicate skin.
That said, if you draw blood, treat the area where you drew blood with a sterile saline wipe with an antiseptic component, and squirt the wheel down with Cavi-Cide, let it sit for 15 minutes, then wipe it down CAREFULLY, or find a tattoo parlor willing to run it through their autoclave for you (even better). But honestly? I've owned several and never had a real problem.