- If fear of traditional tattoo needles has been the only thing stopping you from getting a tattoo, a London startup called CipherX may have found a solution.
- Although the application method is very different from that of a conventional tattoo machine, the result is the same: a permanent tattoo.
- Securing the patch with a special applicator takes about five minutes, then it has to remain in place for another 15 minutes while the microneedles dissolve and release the pigment.
Painless microneedle tattoos from London startup CipherX

