For decades, Americans were covering their bodies with more and more tattoos. Now, they’re getting them removed as fast as ...

While strangers have sometimes perceived me as irreparably damaged based on my appearance alone, they’re wrong.” ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Tattoos might tell a story, but they rarely tell the truth about one's ...

As we age, skin changes, chronic health conditions, and medications can affect how tattoos heal and raise the risk of infection. Older adults need to consider the health risks before getting tattoos.

Some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the process of having them removed takes longer, is much more costly and is far more painful than getting them put on, accor ...

Tattoos are more common than ever. According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, nearly 32% of American adults report having at least one tattoo, and 22% who have more than one.

It’s been a month since I took one of the biggest risks of my life: getting a tattoo. I had been planning it for a while. I’d scroll through Pinterest and romanticize the idea of ink permanently ...