This is below the top layer of skin–the epidermis–but above the skin’s fat. Cells in the dermis are replaced much more slowly than in the epidermis, which is why tattoos don’t fade as we ...

Your next tattoo might be riskier than currently assumed, recent research suggests. Scientists found evidence of a potential ...

Tattoos may increase cancer risk, scientists say - Study suggests tattoos bigger in size than a palm may pose greater health risks ...

Until your tattoo is fully healed (i.e. when a new layer of protective skin has grown over it), it's vulnerable and prone to infection. "Water from a pool, lake, or ocean is not sterile and can ...

Tattoos larger than the palm of a hand more than double a person's risk of skin cancer and nearly triple their risk of lymphoma, or cancer of the lymph nodes, researchers found.

Pete Davidson, who had roughly 200 tattoos before starting the removal, got as candid as ever while giving an update on the ...

Using a database that tracks the health outcomes of twins, scientists have found more evidence that getting tattoos may be linked to skin cancer. In a new paper published in the journal BMC ...

Tattoos, on the other hand, are far more longer lasting. The basic theory of tattooing is simple. Rather than putting ink on the epidermis (the upper layer of skin), it is instead inserted into ...

Twins with tattoos were more likely to get skin cancer and lymphoma Larger tattoos posed higher risk THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People put a lot of thought into getting a tattoo ...