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Women more likely to erase tattoos than men
Tattoos have become increasingly popular among U.S. young people, but women may be more likely than men to regret getting their "body art" so much that they try to have it removed, researchers said on Monday.
About a quarter of Americans ages 18 to 30 have at least one tattoo, and this figure is expected to jump to 40 percent in the next few years, the researchers said. Along with lots of happy customers -- an estimated 80 percent are pleased with their tattoos -- some are so unhappy that they undergo laser treatment to have them erased. An estimated 6 percent of tattoo customers eventually undergo procedures to erase them.
A team led by Texas Tech University's Myrna Armstrong went to tattoo removal clinics in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas to see who was getting rid of their tattoos and why.
About two-thirds of them were women. And many said their tattoos had caused them embarrassment, drawn negative comments and created problems when choosing clothing to cover them up.
The women in the study, published in the journal Archives of Dermatology, said they were pleased with their tattoos when they got them, but changed their mind within a few years. Women are estimated to make up about half of those getting tattoos.
(Excerpts / Will Dunham, Reuters) Tattoos have become increasingly popular among U.S. young people, but women may be more likely than men to regret getting their "body ... more -
Tattoos:The Meaning Behind the Markings
Body art has been around for thousands of years. Here's a piece which discusses the history of the ink.
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Woman wakes from surgery to find panty-line tattoo
"A New Jersey woman has sued her orthopedic surgeon after awakening from surgery to find a temporary tattoo below her panty line.
Elizabeth Mateo, of Camden County, N.J., filed her lawsuit Tuesday saying she found "a temporary tattoo of a red rose" below her panty line the morning after her surgery for a herniated disc, her attorney, Gregg A. Shivers, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"She was extremely emotionally upset by it," Shivers told the paper.
Her surgeon, Steven Kirshner, does not deny he placed a tattoo on Mateo. His lawyer, Robert Agre, told the Inquirer that the doctor has left washable marks on patients before to improve their spirits as they heal.
"What's offensive about this complaint is that it suggests something he did was intended to be prurient, and nothing could be further from the truth," Agre told the paper. "It was intended just to make the patient feel better."
Mateo is seeking punitive and compensatory damages."
What do you think- is this doctor a weirdo creep or is the woman going overboard? "A New Jersey woman has sued her orthopedic surgeon after awakening from surgery to find a temporary tattoo below her panty line. ... more -
Tats on Teeth
It's a shame that most of these tattoos exist on the back teeth. Who would ever see them, besides your dentist?
Here's my favorite blurb from the website: Our technicians were trained first to be artist's and then taught how to construct teeth. It's a shame that most of these tattoos exist on the back teeth. Who would ever see them, besides your dentist? ... more -
Hell City Scratch Art Expo
From Hyperspace Studios, Take a look at the Scratch Art Expo featured at the Hell City Tattoo Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Meet some of Guy & Michele's clients and get an up close look at their tattoos! From Hyperspace Studios, Take a look at the Scratch Art Expo featured at the Hell City Tattoo Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Meet some... more
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Richard Bacchus & The Luckiest Girls, Terrible Love
The budget for this video was seven fifty, $7.50 that is. a group of artists and performers put this video together on a Sunday.
Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls are Rock band based out of Raleigh North Carolina. Their not being your typical Southeastern Rock and Roll may have something to do with Richard spending his formative years in NYC's Alphabet City playing with members of The Ramones, Helmet and being in the Glam Punk band D Generation with Jesse Malin. The budget for this video was seven fifty, $7.50 that is. a group of artists and performers put this video together on a Sunday. ... more -
Pharrell Gets Revolutionary Tattoo Surgery
With a new album [click to read], a successful tour, and flourishing fashion presence, producer Pharrell Williams is gettin' his grown man on and starting with a clean slate...quite literally.
The N.E.R.D frontman and fashion trend setter revealed this week to Brittish Vogue that his tattoos no longer fit his lifestyle and so he is trying a revolutionary new tattoo removal procedure, which involves applying replicated skin over old body art.
"It's basically like getting a skin graft, but you're not taking skin from your ass or your legs. These guys actually grow the skin for you," he explained. "First you have to give them a sample of your skin, which they then replicate. Once that's been done, they sew it on - and it's seamless."
Read more about this new surgery process here....
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7235 With a new album [click to read], a successful tour, and flourishing fashion presence, producer Pharrell Williams is gettin' his grown... more -
Eco Friendly Jewelry Fashion Trend 2008
f you’re into environmentally-friendly fashion, but want to ensure you remain cutting edge, here’s some green jewelry to spice up your ensemble. Made of eco-plastics, Batucada offers high-quality designs in a great collection currently being sold in Europe, Asia and America in concept, design and fashion stores.
Batucada’s line offers the next generation of tattoo-inspired jewelry. Their designs can be transformed from necklaces to bracelets or vice versa, and are available in a dazzling array of shapes and colors.
Read full story : http://www.worldamazingrecords.com f you’re into environmentally-friendly fashion, but want to ensure you remain cutting edge, here’s some green jewelry to spice up your... more -
When a grill isn't enough
Tired of the old gold teeth, diamonds in your mouth look? Try a tooth tattoo! You can get a picture of yo' mama on yo' mola!
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Should Christian Visual Artists Create Tattoos?
Tattooing has allowed it ’s artists to go from being backroom Picassos to MTV celebrities.
But is this art form for the Christian Visual artist?
I bounced this off of our "Art Lessons from God!" Online Community to see what the thoughts were about the subject.
Peek in on the conversation. Post your comments as well and give us your take on it. Tattooing has allowed it ’s artists to go from being backroom Picassos to MTV celebrities. ... more -
Unique Tattoo on a Russian FAN, what is the world coming to?
What is the world coming to, Although the artist did a good job i have my reservations, tell me what you think?
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Philly Painting Jam
Live painting event at the 2008 Philadelphia Tattoo Expo, featuring
Alex and Allyson Grey, Guy Aitchison, Michele Wortman, Cory Kruger,
Nick Baxter, Jon Clue and Nikko Hurtado. Live painting event at the 2008 Philadelphia Tattoo Expo, featuring ... more -
New System Helps Police Match Tattoos To Suspects
ScienceDaily
In a world filled with homeland security concerns, identity fraud and natural disasters, the need to establish the identity of an individual based on something other than a driver’s license or demographic and personal data is vital, according to Anil Jain, MSU University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering. “Identity is usually established using passports, licenses or personal identification numbers, but these are easily forged, lost or stolen.”
“There is a very real concern that these types of credentials for identity determination are neither sufficiently reliable nor secure,” Jain said. “There is a need to recognize people based on physical characteristics like fingerprints, iris or face. This is the field of biometric recognition where we have been working for the past 15 years.”
Biometrics refers to the automatic identification of an individual based on that individual’s anatomical or behavioral characteristics. Jain is taking biometric recognition to the next step by adding scar, mark and tattoo recognition capability to the identification tools available to law enforcement, government and military agencies.
Called “Tattoo-ID,” the system Jain has been working on is a software program, which includes an annotated database containing images of scars, marks and tattoos, provided by law enforcement agencies. Each tattoo image in the database is linked to the criminal history records of all the suspects and convicts who have a tattoo. If users, like police officers, provide a tattoo image query, the system automatically retrieves the most similar tattoo images from the database along with the linked criminal history records.
“The number of people getting tattoos is rapidly growing. About 20 percent of the population has at least one tattoo, and this percentage is even higher among delinquents,” Jain said. “In fact, many gangs have a unique membership tattoo. So, with the rising popularity of tattoos, it makes sense to put these markers to good use.”
“Presently, the only way to identify someone from his or her tattoo is to look through books the size of a phone book and try to visually match tattoos based on some keywords. This takes a lot of time, and the process is often inaccurate,” Jain said.
The system matches a suspect or a victim’s distinguishing marks against a database and determines the suspect’s identity with very high accuracy. While a scar, mark or tattoo cannot uniquely identify a person, it can help the authorities narrow down the list of potential identities; it can indicate membership in a gang, social and religious group or military unit.
“This system has huge implications for helping law enforcement with suspect and victim identification,” Jain said.
Jain said that if an officer arrests a person who does not have any identifying documents and uses an alias, but has a tattoo belonging to a known gang, the tattoo gives additional evidence to identify which group this person belongs to. The system will help law enforcement agencies to quickly identify and apprehend criminal suspects.
“A body can decompose quickly, particularly in adverse climate conditions, making it difficult to perform face or fingerprint identification,” Jain said. “Because tattoo pigments are deeply embedded in the skin, even severe skin burns often do not destroy tattoos. If there are distinguishing tattoos, it can be crucial evidence in identifying a victim.”
There is an increased awareness for using tattoos for suspect and victim identification among the law enforcement agencies. This is the reason FBI’s Next Generation Identification system calls for an automatic image retrieval system for scars, marks and tattoos.
“Such a system will be of great societal value,” Jain said. ScienceDaily ... more -
Oliver Peck - Tattoo Artist Sets Guinness World Record
Oliver Peck may be seeing the number 13 in his dreams. From midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Peck completed 415 tattoos, applying the unlucky number 13 to scores of arms, legs, ankles, backs, thighs and even some rear ends.
Peck claimed a mention in the Guinness Book of Records for drawing the most tattoos in a 24-hour period. He was awarded the honor by Guinness adjudicator Danny Girton Jr., according to a report on The Dallas Morning News Web site Saturday.
The former record holder is Katherine Von Drachenberg, also known as Kat Von D, star of the reality TV show "LA Ink" on TLC.
For full story : http://www.worldamazingrecords.com
Oliver Peck may be seeing the number 13 in his dreams. From midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Peck completed 415 tattoos, applying... more -
Worst tattoos ever
"No Regrets, The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever" is exactly what you expect from the title: a collection of disastrous and yet indelible body art.
Radar Online offers a sneak preview of the book.
If you have any tattoos, do you regret what they symbolize and/or how they look? "No Regrets, The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever" is exactly what you expect from the title: a collection of d... more -
Tattoos - Cool? Sexy? Bad!
A selection of tattoos ranging from the cool, the sexy, the artistic, the not so artistic and the plain crazy. Make up your own mind as to which you think is which!
A selection of tattoos ranging from the cool, the sexy, the artistic, the not so artistic and the plain crazy. Make up your own mind a... more -
No Regrets: The Best, Worst and Most Ridiculous Tattoos Ever
Check out these No Regrets tattoos -- What do they mean by No Regrets? Read it in their description...it's not something I feel comfortable repeating :-)
Enjoy!! Check out these No Regrets tattoos -- What do they mean by No Regrets? Read it in their description...it's not something I feel comfor... more -
The best animal full body tattoos ever ever
Dude at a club with some cracking animal tattoos, I thought the detail and variety was very good
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DJ Rex the alternative DJ confirms dougs birthday attendence
Outside Schism I quizzed DJ Rex on his visits to Big Dougs birthday and the alike. He seemed to remember the times.
Outside Schism I quizzed DJ Rex on his visits to Big Dougs birthday and the alike. He seemed to remember the times. ... more -
Space shuttle G-force training in a shopping trolley!
He did not put his helmet on for protection but he still rode the trolley experiencing G's upto at least 1. This bad boy was like Buzz Aldrin only ten times better. Bad boy has an iron gut. He did not put his helmet on for protection but he still rode the trolley experiencing G's upto at least 1. This bad boy was like Buzz... more
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