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Last month, we reported on how one laser tattoo removal center in Detroit was helping to change lives by taking away unwanted tattoos. In that instance, it was primarily gang-related tattoos that were being removed as part of a way to assist formerly-incarcerated individuals on the path to being wel ...Continue Reading

Late last week an the Tourism Queensland in Australia released a job advertisement dubbed "the best job in the world" - the ad told eager job-seekers they could caretake an island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and get paid $150,00AUD. Over 850,000 reportedly applied for this easy going island j ...Continue Reading

As backyard tattoo artists increase so do the number of people opting for removal procedures. Many find themselves tainted by their body ink, many of which were done at parties and functions at someones home. The age demographic going to parties to get some body art is 16-20, while most proper t ...Continue Reading

You can talk about tattoo removal until your blue in the face but you're never going to know what it's like until you actually get it done. To get a better idea, you might want to take a look at some videos which show tattoo removal taking place. Here are a few that might make you feel more informed ...Continue Reading

Do tattoos and tattoo removal still carry an aura of negativity? For years tattoos were considered taboo and for the very artsy or the very disturbed. But today, we see tweens, teens and twentysomethings lining up by the droves for a dose of body ink. And now we see these same people getting older ...Continue Reading

A city in California is debating whether or not tattoo parlors should be allowed. The temporary law if passed will not allow new tattoo parlors to open in Menifee, California, the city council will be voting this week. The Californian said, "If approved, the moratorium would remain in effect wh ...Continue Reading

Tattoo removal for former gang members has been a California initiative which has drawn much scrutiny and press in the past few months. Now reports from various locations in California have come out saying in fact that some clinics have massive waiting lists and they keep growing. Some government ...Continue Reading

Should the tattoo industry be regulated? You tell me. Some residents and even tattoo artists are saying the industry needs a stronghold of regulations. In a large number of states in the United States to open a tattoo parlor it's plain and simple: tattoo, artist and ink. However, some states lik ...Continue Reading

Claims have been buzzing around health blogs that tattoos may be related to skin cancer. But is all the hype true? Does body art adversely affect and damage our skin, whilst also increasing the chances of developing skin cancer? The New York Times had an article today regarding this idea. Physicia ...Continue Reading

We all know tattoos and tattoo removal are part of the Western culture, we occasionally make hasty decisions and regret our body art and thus spend the few thousand dollars to get our mistake erased. Now in less developed countries many folk are lining up for a tattoo and some for a removal. In ...Continue Reading