Getting your first tattoo rarely happens in a perfectly calm, logical moment. More often, it arrives wrapped in adrenaline and emotion, with the sense that something meaningful is about to happen.

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.

Whether it’s spontaneous or long-planned, getting a tattoo is an exhilarating moment. This was certainly the case for me when I got my first tattoo in my first year of living in New York City. My love ...

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 ...

What was once a social taboo, collecting tattoos on one’s body has become a modern day norm. New tattoo shops are coming to ...

Advice on tattoo aftercare is plentiful, and sometimes confusing. Tattoo artists and dermatologists weigh in on what you should do. By Isabella Kwai The new tattoo may be of an unfurling script, a ...