Amanda was left with foot-long horror chemical burns after ... If you see a shop or stall offering to paint black tattoos onto your skin, don't be tempted to get one. It could leave you scarred ...

"Needles are used to drive the pigment below the skin's surface ... as not all foot tattoos will need a retouch. “Because I work with black exclusively, I don’t often have people asking ...

As west London-based tattooist Minkx Doll highlights, even getting your foot in the door is a challenge ... "I noticed how poor tattoos on Black skin looked in general," she tells Refinery29.

Kirsty Griffiths said doctors told her she might need her foot amputated if the infection ... she might need her leg amputated — after a tattoo gave her a severe cellulitis infection.

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that affects the deep layers of the skin and can spread ... Now, my tattoo looks all scabbed, crusted and black. It's really itchy and still very painful.' ...

But on a whim 2006, he got a winged foot on his ankle ... Twelve years and several tattoos later, Gilyard abruptly decided to reverse course shortly after beginning a black-ink traditional ...

Proper aftercare and avoiding the sun can keep your tattoo from fading, however. We've outlined 14 parts of your body where tattoos fade, including the fingers, hands, and feet. Permanent tattoos ...