Tattoos are a common way for people to express themselves. Yet not everyone who gets a tattoo is happy with it. The best way ...

Tattoo ink sits in the dermis layer, or second layer, of the skin permanently because ink molecules are “too big for the body to break down,” Goergen explained in a phone interview.

Brigham and Women's dermatologist Dr. Abby Waldman says people should not get a tattoo over an existing mole or birthmark.

Because of the pigment used and the way it’s applied to the skin, microblading produces a semi-permanent “tattoo” that looks soft and subtle, instead of opaque and bold like traditional skin ...

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 millimeters below the surface.

There is an open secret among tattoo artists, dermatologists ... But red ink is still the most likely color to cause skin problems. Tiffany Mayo, M.D., associate professor and director of the UAB ...