Man hospitalised after tattooing his EYEBALL black

Rapper Mace (left) had complications from the procedure, which involves piecing the eyeball with a needle

A recent trend in rap music has seen some musicians tattooing their eyeballs black, in a procedure which involves 'dyeing' the eyeball with ink.





One rapper to have taken up the irreversible procedure is American rapper 'Mace', following in the footsteps of fellow rapper 'Alkaline' - who himself has had his eyeballs tattooed black.

Mace, from Brooklyn, New York, was rushed to hospital after having his eye tattooed black, suffering complications from the procedure in his right eye.

Rapper 'Mace' after recovering from tattooing his eye

In contrast to skin tattoos which require hours of needling and dyeing the skin, the eye can be 'tattooed' simply by piercing the sclera, which then spreads instantly through the eye like a black cloud.