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The FDA is not empowered to regulate medical procedures. Those are regulated by state laws and agencies. So even if tattooing was considered a medical procedure the FDA would not be able to regulate them.

They’re empowered to regulate the instruments and compounds used within medical procedures though.

Even if they don't serve a medical purpose?

https://theworld.org/stories/2019/10/24/south-koreas-imperil... good read. I live in Korea and have had a lot of my tats done here, people seem to not care much about the tattoo shops, at least the artists I'm friends with said they have no fear of prosecution.

I mean, I’m glad that’s not the case

Given the awful nature of doctors handwriting?

It seems quite contrary to the current tattoo vibe if you had to get it by a doctor.