Ink is sometimes made from products that were not manufactured for tattoos. Researchers are raising concerns about the quality of tattoo ink, saying the ink isn't always properly labeled and, in some ...

Dear Doctors: What is the latest understanding, from a medical standpoint, about the safety of tattoos? I read about someone with a tattoo who received burns on his chest during an MRI. I also heard ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old healthy woman with extensive body tattoos. I got a mammogram that came back with good results, but the technician and my doctor mentioned the tattoo ink in my lymph ...

"Lil NY love on Hailey awhile back," tattoo artist Doctor Woo wrote on Instagram, revealing a tattoo he gave Hailey Baldwin this year Glenn Garner is a form writer-reporter who worked heavily with ...

If you clicked on this story, you likely either have or are thinking about getting some ink. It might be your first embellishment (in tattoo-speak, you’re a tenderfoot), or maybe it’s your sixth (on ...

Pigments from the tattoos are placed in the dermis or the second layer of skin. We do know some particles don’t stay there. Instead, they travel to the body’s lymphatic system. That’s part of the body ...

A dermatologist has explained there are three types of tattoos she would never get. Their popularity has soared in recent years. In the Uk in the last 10 years the number of inking businesses has ...