Ubugcisa bokwenza umvambo bunamawaka eminyaka embali. Sele kukho iYiputa yamandulo, abantu abaninzi baphawula umzimba wakhe besebenzisa izixhobo eziqhelekileyo. Ubugcisa bomzimba kunye ne tattoo njengoko siyazi namhlanje kutsha nje. Ukusukela ekuyilweni komatshini we tattoo wanamhlanje ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, khange kube minyaka ingamashumi.
En Tatuantes Siye sanikezela amanqaku ahlukeneyo ukuba athethe ngamanye amaxesha aphambili kwimbali ye tattoo kodwa kuyacaca ukuba xa ubona i imifanekiso ye tattoo yeediliya Isiqingatha senkulungwane eyadlulayo (okanye enye into) sigutyungelwe yimvakalelo ekhethekileyo. Kuninzi okutshintshileyo kwinkqubo yokwenza kunye nokuphilisa iitattoos. Nangona kunjalo, kweli nqaku ndingathanda ukukwazi ukujonga emva ndize ndiye kutshanje kubugcisa be tattoo.
Ngaphantsi kwenkulungwane eyadlulayo, abantu ababephethe iitattoo zomzimba wonke babebhalwe ubuncinci njenge "freaks." Abantu abahamba kumazwe ahlukeneyo ukusuka kwinto enobulungisa ukuya kwembonakalo yokubonisa iitosi zabo kunye nezinye iinxalenye ze-anatomy yabo ezigqunywe ngokupheleleyo kwiitattoos ezahlukeneyo. Oku, okunokubonakala ngathi yinto ephuma kwincwadi yeentsomi zasezidolophini, yayiyinyani.
Namhlanje, ukunxiba iitattoo akusafuneki. Nangona eminye imiba ebomini bethu inokubangela uhlobo oluthile lwengxaki kuthi ukuba sinetattoo ebonakalayo (nangona ixhomekeke kwizinto ezininzi), singatsho ukuba olu hlobo lobugcisa bomzimba sele lwamkelwe yinxalenye enkulu yabemi. Kwaye baninzi nangakumbi abantu abathatha isigqibo sokudlula kwi studio yokubamba ukuze babambe uhlobo oluthile loyilo emzimbeni wabo. Igalari elandelayo iya kusivumela ukuba siye kumbulelo odlulileyo koku Ukukhethwa kweefoto zeetattoo zeediliya.
