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By Karen L. Hudson, About.com Guide to Tattoos since 1999

In the News

Sunday October 21, 2007
Braille Tattoos Are Touchy, Feely
A new implant technique, created by a German art student, allows the blind to wear "tattoos" that can be read like braille. The small ball-shaped implants are inserted underneath the skin in a pattern that represents words or names in braille.

UK Girl Unknowingly Had "Friend From Hell" Tattooed On Her Back
She thought her mum would be flattered when she got the Chinese character for "mother" on her back, until she found out that it actually meant "friend from hell."

Newly Opened Tattoo Shop Robbed
Thieves made off with an estimated £50000 ($102K USD) worth of specialist tattooing equipment from a newly opened tattoo shop in Dorset, UK.

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