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South Korean Courts Revisit Tattoo Regulations as Public Opinion Shifts

South Korean Courts Revisit Tattoo Regulations as Public Opinion Shifts

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –More than 30 years since the Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that allowing non-medical professionals to perform tattoo procedures was illegal, recent lower court rulings have sparked a significant shift. These rulings have declared that cosmetic practices such as eyebrow tattooing, also known as semi-permanent makeup, are not illegal. [...]