Quiniece Washburn developed a dangerous, 'traumatizing' skin infection after getting a tattoo on her calf for her brother.

Tattoos are older than pottery and possibly fire — but where did they really begin? From Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 therapeutic ...

Milani had discovered paramedical tattooing, a specialized art of camouflaging scars and skin irregularities. Unlike ...

The oldest known tattooing tools have been discovered in Tennessee, predating the tattoo kit from Tonga, which dates back to 2700 years ago. The Tonga kit contained needles made from human bones, bone ...

Tevega has been tattooing for 15 years and believes being an artist is his calling. "We're doing tattoos that help people remember who they are and where they come from," he says.

For the latest installment of OPB’s "At Work With" series, we get to know Oregon tattoo artist Ruby Gore. She specializes in helping people cover up scars with tattoos, and taking a trauma-aware ...

“The smell really freaks people out because they think their skin is burning, and it’s not,” says Jeff Garnett, cofounder of the laser-tattoo-removal chain Inkless. “It’s the hair follicles.

Why people remove their tattoos is often as idiosyncratic as why they get them. ... a loss of skin pigment, during her tattoo removal. ... Jayne’s left sleeve was a cover-up of older tattoos.

Why people remove their tattoos is often as idiosyncratic as why they get them. ... a loss of skin pigment, during her tattoo removal. ... Jayne’s left sleeve was a cover-up of older tattoos.

Analyzing intricate tattoos found on 1,000-year-old mummies, the team discovered puncture lines between 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters wide in patterns reminiscent of details found on Chancay pottery and ...