1 in 3 people have a tattoo, and over 40% of younger generations are inked. But what's actually happening inside your skin when you get tattooed? Using real human skin dissections, we're breaking down the three-layer process that makes tattoos (mostly) permanent. THE THREE SKIN LAYERS: Epidermis (paper-thin top layer, 0.1mm thick): Made of epithelial tissue with up to 50 cell layers constantly copying themselves and moving upward. Cells at the top flatten, die, and flake off - you shed over a mi

Subcutaneous fat is the layer of adipose tissue that sits just beneath the skin — and in females, it tends to be more prominent and widely distributed than in males. This layer acts as a thermal insulator, energy reserve, and shock absorber. In females, it accumulates in specific regions — such as the hips, thighs, lower abdomen, and breasts — influenced by hormonal factors, especially estrogen. Subcutaneous fat is also metabolically active, producing hormones and cytokines that interact with mu