Tattoos aren't exactly easy to get rid of so the decision to get one is a pretty big deal. You have to not only decide what you want, but also (and perhaps more importantly) where you want it. If you're a seasoned body artist then pain probably has little to no bearing on the location, but if you're getting your first tattoo or are not particularly hardcore then you may be swayed by this list of the 5 most painful places to get a tattoo. The single most painful of all? On the eye. And no, not around your eye, but actually on the cornea. It hurts so much most of the time anesthesia has to be involved.

The 5 most-painful places to get a tattoo are:
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Hand out a toothbrush or dental floss for Halloween this year, you're bound to end up with your house toilet-papered or egged. But that doesn't mean you have to contribute to the expanding waistlines of America's youth. Here are some candy alternatives I've heard about through the grapevine in the past little while:

• Recreation passes. In my city, you can buy books of passes to any parks and rec facilities around town, most of which have a pool, an exercise room, a playroom and drop-in classes. Each pass costs $1 so it's expensive if you live in an area where you get hundreds of trick-or-treaters.
  
• Small toys. Here, teeny-tiny Winnie-the-pooh dolls with interchangeable plastic costumes are all the rage, so I suspect they would be very well-received by kids. But they don't have to be expensive. Remember how excited kids get when they get to choose between troll dolls and cheap plastic rings at the Dentists' office?
  
• Temporary tattoos and stickers. Kids love stickers and tattoos. That's about all there is to it.
  

Have any additional ideas? Please share. What are you giving out this Halloween?

Tattoos are an artistic expression of individuality, style, and art, and have (until now) only been appreciated by those with the gift of sight. But now, through the efforts of a student at The University of Arts Berlin, you can also make a statement that can be felt and appreciated by the blind.

By having a series of small beads or a small plate embossed with text (made of stainless steel, titanium, or plastic) implanted under the skin you can have an expressive work of art that can be appreciated through both sight and touch. It's braille for your skin!

Would you do it? I'm thinking with color maybe, without it just looks an organized group of zits.




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Tattoos are more popular than ever it seems, especially since technology has made them less permanent than they used to be. Whether it's from a struggle to differentiate themselves from the crowd, a new crazy way of artistic expression, or simply because they ran out of space, some people have started getting tattoos on their eyeballs. And we're not talking about permanent makeup or anything else on the outside of the eye -- we're talking ink injected right into the cornea.

Corneal tattooing is dangerous for a number of reasons, because in addition to the usual tattoo risks the cornea version can include infection, perforation, hemorrhage, scarring, and blindness. It started as a means of repairing eye damage and covering scarring, but it's becoming a more and more popular cosmetic procedure.

So would you let a tattoo artist stick a needle in your eye? Talk about regret!

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Cosmetic medical procedures are becoming more and more commonplace everyday as technology advances, but there are still serious risks associated with even the simplest of procedures. Permanent makeup, which is basically just tattoos, is one that can easily have serious and devastating side effects. Studies have shown that certain shades of the tattoo ink used for permanent makeup cause allergic reactions in a significant number of patients, with redness, swelling, and even permanent bumps in the skin called granulomas resulting. The especially scary part is that it's possible to develop an allergy to the pigment at any time -- even in a tattoo you've had for years!

I for one would never want something permanent like this on my face, with or without the chance for nasty side effects, but for those who like the idea -- is it worth the risk?

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Tattoos are a fun way for many people to express themselves and exhibit some individuality, but because they're so permanent people often regret them later in life. Thankfully technology has really improved over the years, and tattoos aren't really all that permanent anymore. But just because they can be removed doesn't mean it's an easy or fast process, so why are people doing it? Of course there's the usual reasons like they stretched out or are of an ex's name, but a surprising number of people are having their old tattoos removed to make room for new ones -- essentially clearing the canvas for a new painting.

Seems like a lot of work, pain, and expense to go through over and over and over again, but to each their own!

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If you or someone you care about are fans of body piercings and tattoos, it may surprise you that the body piercing and tattoo industry are largely unregulated. Though most artists -- those who care about their work, their customers, and the future of their business, I would think -- practice diligent sterilization techniques, there are many who don't. Tattoo artists are required to sterilize their needles, but there's virtually no regulation over body piercings.

New legislation being reviewed in the state of Washington would bring both forms of body art under new state regulations. One bill requires sterilization of equipment for all tattooing and body piercing, while the other puts much more funding toward enforcing those same regulations and would allow state agencies to investigate complaints. Another bill would create guidelines based on those given by the CDC and make it a misdemeanor not to follow them, and also require minors to provide written consent before any procedure.

Most tattoo and body piercing artists in Washington support one form or the other of these bills, which goes to show you that the people running the industry are behind the idea of keeping it safe for everyone involved. I guess the lesson here is -- before you let someone leave a permanent mark on your body, know them well. If you're going out for a tattoo or a body piercing, be sure it's through a reputable person and ask them to show evidence that their equipment is sterilized.

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The dangers of getting a tattoo using dirty needles has become common knowledge. Once news spread that HIV and hepatitis were being spread through the reuse of tattoo needles, most consumers started demanding sterile, new tattoo needles and the industry stepped up to meet the new demands. But simply making sure that the needles are safe doesn't make getting a tattoo risk-free.

The government doesn't control the tattoo industry, and there is no license required to become a tattoo artist. That's a little scary considering you're trusting this person to inject a substance into your body. And because there's no government regulations on this industry, it means the supplies are also unregulated. New research shows that the pigments being used for tattoos are often toxic, containing lead or carcinogenic chemicals. In some cases the dye being used as pigment was not intended for tattoo use at all.

If you're considering getting a tattoo, first of course make sure that sterile, new needles will be used. Then ask for proof of where the pigments came from and what they're made of. A good tattoo parlor will be educated about their supplies and have nothing to hide.

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