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 ...

Regardless, somewhere between the time you spend flipping through chess knight designs and narrowing down your favorite quote fonts, its probably sage to review some telltale signs youve got an ...

Share on Pinterest The overall risk of bacterial infection from being tattooed is low, but tighter regulations on tattoo ink could help prevent adverse events. Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images ...

A woman regrets 'impatiently' getting a 'cheap' home tattoo instead of saving up - after getting such a bad infection she feared her leg would need amputating. Samantha Lowen booked to have a floral ...

ATLANTA (AP) — 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 ...

How long a tattoo takes to heal depends on the size and location of the tattoo, but you can usually see signs of healing two to three weeks after getting your new tattoo. Healing is a week-to-week ...

Switching gears now, the Milwaukee Health Department with an urgent warning tonight about kids getting infections from tattoos. The health department says they've traced the tattoos to unlicensed and ...