Within hours of getting inked, pigments begin migrating through your body, building up in immune tissues and triggering ...

Tattoo ink stays with you for life. Researchers are now asking how these pigments interact with the immune system and whether ...

For decades, Americans were covering their bodies with more and more tattoos. Now, they’re getting them removed as fast as ...

A new study sheds light on the potential risks associated with getting inked, including an increased risk of certain cancers.

A tattoo is for life, right? Or at least, that’s what concerned grown-ups would always claim while trying to discourage your 18-year-old self from getting inked on holiday. But the truth is much less ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At 65, Sandee Althouse has gotten 17 tattoos in five months, turning to ink as self-care as her husband battles a ...

As we age, skin changes, chronic health conditions, and medications can affect how tattoos heal and raise the risk of infection. Older adults need to consider the health risks before getting tattoos.

A man asked people what they wish they had known before getting tattoos in a now-viral TikTok post. Silk — a 27-year-old aspiring tattoo artist who posts on TikTok under the handle @silk.tattoos — ...

Some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the process of having them removed takes longer, is much more costly and is far more painful than getting them put on, accor ...

Finally gathered enough bravado and inspiration to get inked? Whether it's something meaningful for you or your loved ones, or simply a design that caught your attention, getting your first tattoo is ...

In order to get a large tattoo done in one sitting, people are paying top dollar to get tattooed while under general anesthesia. That means they don’t feel any of the pain that’s usually part of the ...