Tattoo ink sits in the dermis layer, or second layer, of the skin permanently because ink molecules are “too big for the body to break down,” Goergen explained in a phone interview.

There, the ink is free from the day-to-day sloughing off of skin. A properly-performed tattoo can last a lifetime, and beyond, in the case of the oldest identified tattooed individual from 3250 BC.

criminal, and mental health field related. And I live in La Jolla, California. Actually getting a tattoo is pretty recent for me. That happened within the past year. I have been fascinated by ...