Frank Charles, a pet-resort owner and former five-term mayor of St. Augustine, Florida, wanted a tattoo. He just wasn’t sure that he could take the pain. Then he started seeing advertisements for a ...

Are the days of enduring pain for tattoos over? For those willing to shell out serious cash, they may be. Though Moon says there's nothing inherently wrong with using general anesthesia for a tattoo, ...

Silk, a 27-year-old aspiring tattoo artist, posed the question in a now-viral TikTok post Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared ...

A new study from Lund University suggests people with tattoos may have a 29% higher risk of developing melanoma, a dangerous ...

For a growing number of people, tattoo ink stays in the body for the rest of their lives. At the same time as tattoos are ...

Most people make bad decisions when they're young. Toxic relationships, quitting school, and splurging on non-essentials are all up there. The same can be said about tattoos; how many of us have ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The worst part of getting a tattoo ...

If read vertically from top to bottom and horizontally from right to left, which is how Japanese is read, the tattoo translates roughly to say "ring seven fingers." However, if the tattoo is read ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Frank Charles, a ...