A years-long ordeal for a tattooed Polish man who underwent multiple surgeries to excise every last chunk of red-inked skin highlights the severe allergic reactions tattoo pigments can trigger in some ...

A Polish man had an extreme allergic reaction to red ink in a tattoo on his arm, causing all his hair to fall out, his sweat glands to shut down, and his skin to develop vitiligo. The case adds to ...

You might want to rethink getting a tattoo in the near future. Two types of tattoo inks are being recalled due to contamination with “pathogenic microorganisms,” according to a warning from the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers, tattoo artists, and retailers of tattoo inks that are contaminated with bacteria. An alert was issued on May 15 about the contaminated inks ...

The FDA has identified at least two tattoo inks that are contaminated with harmful bacteria. This bacteria can lead to serious injuries if tattoos get infected. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you might assume that ...