A tattoo is for life, right? Or at least, that’s what concerned grown-ups would always claim while trying to discourage your 18-year-old self from getting inked on holiday.

Getting a tattoo involves careful planning, from design and artist selection to understanding styles, fonts, and colors for ...

Are the days of enduring pain for tattoos over? For those willing to shell out serious cash, they may be. Tattoo artists say more people are looking to get tattoos while under general anesthesia ...

Consider your pain tolerance. Getting inked "feels like someone's scratching on a sunburn," says Barajas. And it might be more painful depending on the placement of your tattoo.

Tattoos have long been celebrated as a form of personal expression and cultural identity, but for many, the thought of enduring the pain associated with them can be annoying. While the discomfort ...

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

A tiny line tattoo on your wrist that only takes 10 minutes to do might not have any lingering pain at all. But get a big, detailed tat that takes six hours to complete, and Doll says you can ...

After months of careful planning, the day of the tattoo finally arrived. The artist began by marking the exact position, making sure the tattooed eye would align naturally with the contours of ...

Church should not rush to judge people by their appearance, says Benedictine, a former drug addict who runs a rehab center ...