Pounded Ink

I’ve seen a lot of search engine strings to my site relating to how long it takes tattoos to heal. So I thought I’d write a post on the healing process and the amount of time it can take for a tattoo to heal.
How Your Tattoo Heals
It is important to know what your tattoo [...]

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So you want some shinny stuff in or around your mouth? Today we will examine oral piercings.
In my lifetime I have had three oral piercings, a tongue ring and two labrets. I have abandoned them all due to complications.
A Tongue Ring
What a great idea. A slice through your tongue that is almost [...]

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I remember years ago when I first heard the term “Biomech” in reference to a tattoo. What a cool sounding word. But exactly what did it mean? It took me quite a while before I understood what someone meant by Biomech or Biomechanical since the style is so broad and can encompass [...]

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Today I thought I would write a short article on the details of what is really going on when you get a tattoo.
Most modern tattoos are applied with a tattoo machine that has remained almost unchanged in over 100 years. The tattoo machine invented by Samuel O’Reilly rapidly moves a fixed needle at between [...]

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