Bruises on their calves. Bruises on their wrists and collarbones. Get closer, though, and you'll realize these are not bruises, but lasting reminders of a teenage rebellion or a Spring Break whim or a love affair or a bachelorette party. Apparently, quite a few. And there are a lot of tattoos out there to be dealt with.
Tattoos show up on every imaginable body part.
I've seen women who have had their children's names etched on their necks. I recently heard a story about a college kid who had a retail bar code symbol tattooed onto his forehead. NBA players sport a collective 250-plus tattoos. Think about it. The report also found that in 1996, tattoo parlors were the sixth-fastest growing retail business in the United States, behind only the Internet, paging services, bagel stores, computer retail outlets and cellular phone stores.