>Italian MP Antonio Mazzocchi wants to regulate the Italy’s tattoo and piercing industry. It appears that some tattoo artists are not following basic tattoo safety precautions leading to the spread of AIDS and Hepatitis. A new law would regulate this industry.

Its no secret that people regret getting tattoos. But, tattoo removal isn’t limited to ex’s names and ugly designs. Age seems to decrease the attractiveness of old tattoos. If you want to learn more about laser tattoo removal, this is the best article I’ve read yet.

Doctors report three main categories of patients who want their tattoos removed: Teenagers accompanied by upset parents “trying to rectify the mistake,” young professionals whose tattoos are not appropriate for their new image, and — the largest category — new parents. Especially mothers.

Full article at Centre Daily News

I’ve posted about this before. Now the BBC has picked up a story about Henna tattoo alergic reactions. In this case an 8 year old boy may have been permanently scared by a Henna tattoo.

The trader who applied the tattoo to Nathanial’s skin admitted that hair dye is added to the natural henna to make it black and also to make it last longer, but said there is a warning on price boards.

Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich recently vetoed a bill which would have dropped Illinois’ legal tattoo age from 21 down to 18.

What did the governor have to say about this?

“As a parent, I don’t want my daughters to rush to get tattoos on their 18th birthdays. At that age, most kids are still in high school and don’t have the judgment or perspective to decide on something as permanent as tattooing your skin,” said Gov. Blagojevich. “Teenagers may not realize getting a tattoo is a decision they’ll live with, and potentially regret, for the rest of their lives. That’s why I refuse to support legislation that allows teenager to get tattoos.”

Interesting, what about all the people between the ages of 18 and 20 who voted for Governor Blagojevich? Perhaps the governor would like to raise the voting age as well. After all, the decisions governors make have a lasting impact on their states educational and economic future. Are 18 year olds really ready to make those kind of decisions?

Sometimes people get tattoos that they regret. If you have your ex’s name tattooed in your back you are going to have to foot your own bill. If you live in Sacromento and have gang tattoos a new program might be able to help you out.

According to the Contra Costa Times there is a long tattoo removal waiting list.

Former Jackass member & co-star of Wild Boyz, Steve-O wants to hook up with Angelina Jolie — so he’s getting inked with the same tattoos she has.

Is this even news? How about when Howard Stern threw inked darts at a target on his ass?

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham just got matching Hebrew tattoos which read “I am my beloved, my beloved is mine.”

Interestingly, the tattoos don’t bear each other’s names. Big news? Probably not.

Stevenage Museum is looking for people for a new bodyart exhibition. If you have tattoos or other body modifications and are in the area, contact them by e-mail or phone.

Here is an interesting story I picked up over at Weblogs Inc’s AdJab. Apparently some sport stars have been sued by their tattoo artists when their tats were shown on commercials. First it was Rasheed Wallace now it is David Beckham who is running into problems.

The fact is, the tattoo artist may be right. An artist or writer automaticly owns the rights to his work upon creation, unless they sign the copyrights over in a contract.