A tattoo is a puncture wound, made deep in your skin,
that's filled with ink. It's made by penetrating your
skin with a needle and injecting ink into the area,
usually creating some sort of design. What makes tattoos
so long-lasting is they're so deep — the ink isn't
injected into the epidermis (the top
layer of skin that you continue to produce and shed
throughout your lifetime). Instead, the ink is injected
into the dermis, which is the second,
deeper layer of skin. Dermis cells are very stable, so
the tattoo is practically permanent. ... Read More »
Body piercing is the practice of puncturing any part of the body for the addition of jewelry or ornamentation.
Body piercing is a practice that is governed and regulated by various state and county agencies, most frequently
health departments. A body piercer must meet specific requirements and have specific training before he or she is
lawfully permitted to perform body piercing on the public.
It may surprise many people to learn that before a person
can offer body piercing to the public in a lawful environment, he or she is required to have health related training.
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