Piercing and Tattoo News

It used to be that tattoo’s were the staple of society’s rebels, those who liked to live on the edge and weren’t shy about showing it. But in recent years that seems to have changed; tattooing has gone mainstream.
For anyone in the market for a tattoo, the Fresno Tattoo Expo was the place to get […]

Tattoos are a permanent form of body art that have existed for hundreds of years. However, in recent years, they have dropped their tough-biker stereotype and gained popularity among younger crowds, namely college-age individuals.
A number of Geneseo students are inked.
“I like how people with tattoos look,” said junior Elena Kurz, who has six tattoos herself. […]

What rebellious rock ‘n’ roll and bell-bottom jeans were to the kids of the 60s, the art of body piercing and tattooing is to today’s youth.
According to a 2006 survey by Pew Research Center, 36 percent of Americans aged 18 to 25 - 40 percent aged 26 to 40 - have at least one tattoo. […]

Patients with genital and nipple piercings, also known as ‘intimate piercings,’ are best served by healthcare providers who initiate positive discussions about them, according to a new article in the journal Nursing for Women’s Health.
Yet, too often, such discussions do not occur, even when treating infections and other conditions related to the piercings, due to […]

An Evesham schoolgirl has been banned from the classroom less than a month before she is due to sit important exams - for breaching a school ban on body piercings.
Becky Hirons, 14, of Shepherd’s Pool, was initially sent home from school last week after the Easter break, when a teacher spotted a tongue piercing. She […]