You Asked: Are Tattoos Bad For You?
While exceptionally rare, there are reports linking tattoos to melanoma, says Cormac Joyce, a plastic surgeon at University Hospital Galway in Ireland.
Tattoos are more popular than ever. Roughly half of millennials have one, as do 36% of Gen Xers, according to a recent Harris poll. The number of Americans with at least one tattoo has jumped 50% in the past four years.
This explosion in popularity has led some health experts to take a closer look at the practice. What they’ve found so far raises questions—and some concerns.
