GETTING A TATTOO is an investment. They can be pricy, painful, and take time. It’s usually worth it in the end, though, unless your new ink gets infected. The likelihood of an infection is relatively ...

Two colors of Sacred Tattoo Ink-brand tattoo ink are being recalled due to being contaminated with infection-causing microorganisms, the FDA announced Wednesday. The FDA became aware that specific ...

From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow.

A recent study revealed that inks used in making tattoos affect the immune system, while the risks of infection from needles ...

As tattoos gain popularity, dermatologists explain health risks linked to hygiene, ink reactions, infections, scarring and ...

ATLANTA - An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more cases of a nasty skin infection ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance to help manufacturers and distributors recognize situations that will prevent microbial contamination in tattoo inks. “With about ...

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration – which regulates tattoo ink – issued a warning for tattoo artists, the recently inked, and anyone considering a tattoo: Watch out for Mycobacterium ...

Commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks are too often contaminated with microbes that can lead to infection, warn investigators of a first-of-its-kind study testing the products. When US ...

If you’re going to have a person use a needle gun to continuously puncture your skin hundreds of thousands of times, injecting a foreign material into your body, you would hope that the tattoo artist ...