Should rapper Gucci Mane ever want to remove his ice cream cone tattoo or any of the other permanently-inked designs on the right side his face and forehead, he would be pleased to hear that the Food ...

The days of permanent tattoos are behind us. Tattoos can now be easily removed with modern machines and a variety of treatments. While all these treatment types may be effective to one degree or ...

Removing a tattoo with a traditional laser can involve as many as twenty sessions. It’s expensive and painful. Now, there’s a new laser that uses cutting-edge technology that cuts down on your time in ...

As tattoos gain popularity, dermatologists explain health risks linked to hygiene, ink reactions, infections, scarring and ...

In the sci-fi novel “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson, body art has evolved into “constantly shifting mediatronic tattoos” – in-skin displays powered by nanotech robopigments. In the 25 years since ...

A stick and poke tattoo is applied with a single needle that is dipped in ink. It is supposedly less painful than a regular tattoo, but could fade more quickly. You should never try doing an at-home ...

Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new “e-tattoo” that could enable easier and more accurate heart monitoring than the current technology allows. Credit: Cockrell School ...