In November, I got the logo of my third Happy book, The Happy Trail, tattooed on my thigh. It is the silhouette of a woman's backside with a set of lips on her butt. I loved my tattoo. The outline is black and the lips were red. Apparently, red tattoo ink is a carcinogen. Since then, I developed a keratoacanthoma, which is a fast growing cancerous tumor, on the lips. I had to have the tumor surgically removed. I found out today that the surgeon got all of it out, which is a huge relief. Now the lips don't look quite the same. They are a lot thinner and more streamlined. I don't think I'll have them touched up, because it isn't worth the risk. Moral? Avoid red ink and be happy with what your lips look like.