And I’m not talking about the outer lip, either. I’m talking inside the mouth.

The most popular place for inner lip tattoos is on the inside the lower lip, and then you turn out the pink flesh and expose your special message…or art. Usually, folks tattoo a word, since it’s a tough canvas for even the steadiest-handed tattoo artist to get a clean line. Ornate doesn’t cut it.

Folks put all kinds of words inside their inner lips. Of course, they have to be tattooed upside down, so when turned out, the public can read your message.

Some like to write political statements, others just want to express their devotion to a loved one. And then there was the girl who tattooed ‘vegan’ on the inside of her lip, only to find out that the black ink used was made from burnt animal bones. Yikes. Lip tattoos, from what they tell me, usually have to be touched up because they don’t last forever. Bummer.

If the lips are a bit too sensitive for you, other trendy mouth surfaces for etching include the tongue, teeth and roof of the mouth.

Heck, I can’t even have a tooth drilled without anesthesia.

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