The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo

Consider the health risks of this invasive procedure before getting—or removing—body art

July 25, 2008 RSS Feed Print
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A young woman with her neck tattooed with a butterfly, a symbol for freedom. Her mother had the same butterfly tattooed to match her daughter’s.

A young woman with her neck tattooed with a butterfly, a symbol for freedom.

I asked a few of my U.S. News colleagues about their take on women and tattoos. One said there was something trendy if not sexy about them—but maybe not for his fiancée. Another said he'd date a girl with one if it were not too obvious. A third saw only harmless self-expression. I'm with one young reporter who visited a tattoo parlor for a piece she was writing. She's down on tattoos because of the murky risks—and the idea of looking at the deeds of her youth for 80 years.

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