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By Justice Mitchell for the Orlando Community Webzine. [The Slant]
Information on the possible risks involved in getting and removing tattoos, and how to report adverse reactions. A fact sheet from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
By Ted Polhemus and Housk Randall. [The Customized Body]
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Tattoos
Brief selections regarding various aspects of permanent skin modifications including: health and safety, removal, and related links. [How Stuff Works]
Narrative illustrated chronology of art projects done between 1976 and 1984.
Highlights the Drung and Dai traditions and history. [Travel China Weekly]
Discussess teens and the need for laws requiring parental consent before minors are tattooed. [Augusta Chronicle]
History, famous works, synonyms, and links.
From Columbia University's health education program.
By Justice Mitchell, regarding the 3rd Annual International Female Tattoo Artist Expo.
Outlines safety, choosing a design, finding an artist, aftercare, and removal.
By Jeff Pruitt. Highlights the Flyin' Gypsy studio. [The Auburn Plainsman]
Commentary by Eric Kennedy. [Trincoll Journal]
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Tattoo Traditions
Traditions and designs as interpreted by Tricia Allen, a doctoral candidate in Anthropology at the University of Hawaii.
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Tattoos Leave Mark
By Barbara M. Dragza. Outlines the changes in tattoo clientele. [The Denver Business Journal]
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Icons of Flesh
Outlines the history and relationship to sociopathy, specifically the "Love/Hate" knuckles. By James F. Hooper. [Psychiatry Online]
Discusses what the Bible has to say about body adornment practices. [Vision Ministries]
