In 1974, the first professional French tattooist C. Bruno wrote a book, entitled 'Tatoués, qui
êtes-vous?', depicting his experience as a tattooist in the picturesque Pigalle tourist district of …

Body modifications have been prevalent for centuries and are practiced for a great variety of
reasons. Lately, tattoos and body piercings have become increasingly popular. Thus, a …

The new edition of Beauty and Misogyny revisits and updates Sheila Jeffreys'
uncompromising critique of Western beauty practice and the industries and ideologies …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence and consequences of body art
application. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to provide US tattooing and body piercing …

Body piercing is increasing in popularity around the world. In this review, I describe the
history, origins, and peculiarities of various forms of body piercing, and procedures involved …

PURPOSE: Despite recent increases in the popularity of tattooing, little is known about the
prevalence and characteristics of adults who have ever been tattooed. We investigated …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to obtain data on the incidence and relationship
of psychological factors to tattooing and body piercing from a large and representative …

The study aimed to investigate the motivations underlying the body modification practices of
tattooing and piercing. There were 80 participants recruited from an Australian music store …

Safety of tattoos and permanent make-up (PMU)• 12% of Europeans have tattoos•
Tattoo/PMU ink contains chemicals which stay in the body for life• Adverse health effects like …

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of body piercing, other than of earlobes, in the
general adult population in England, and to describe the distribution of body piercing by age …