Tattoos are no longer taboo. One in every three Americans now has at least one tattoo. As getting inked becomes more common, potential risks and side effects are being more intensely scrutinized.

The risk of skin cancer increased by 137 per cent for those with larger tattoos. A shocking new study has claimed that getting a tattoo significantly increases the chances of developing certain ...

Getting a tattoo is both a statement and an investment. It takes time and money to sit for new ink, not to mention the ...

People put a lot of thought into getting a tattoo -- the design they desire, the location they prefer and the message their body art will send to others. Most don't think about the impact their ...

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 may increase the risk of developing lymphoma and skin cancer, a recent study suggests. "We can see that ink particles accumulate in the lymph nodes, and we suspect that the body perceives ...

Tattoos are an interesting technology. They’re a way of marking patterns and designs on the skin that can last for years or decades. All this, despite the fact that our skin sloughs off on a ...

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 12:01 p.m. | Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 12:01 p.m. A tattoo needle punctures the skin around 100 times per second, depositing the ink 1.5 millimeters to 2 ...