Pink Circles on Knees? Yep — It’s a Tattooed Anti-Aging Trend from Thailand

Anti-aging in 2025 isn’t just about collagen creams and jade rollers. Sometimes it’s… a pink tattoo right on your kneecap. Sounds surreal? Welcome to the world of beauty innovation in Bangkok, where a local clinic is offering a procedure that’s already gone viral on social media: a bright pink circle tattooed on each knee.

Say hello to Tik Ka Au — a beauty studio where youth comes not in a bottle, but from a needle.

“Two pink knees, please”: how it all started

According to Tik, the owner of the salon (yes, that’s her real name), the idea came from a regular client who returned from Vietnam with a very specific request:
“Can you tattoo my kneecaps pink?”
Tik was surprised — but intrigued. She hit the search engines, tested techniques on willing friends (we hope), refined the method — and boom. Now she receives over 500 inquiries a day. That’s a thousand knees, for those counting.

The price of eternal youth? Around $120 per knee — and a sense of humor

Each pink circle costs 4,000 Thai Baht (roughly $120), and unlike traditional tattoos, the pigment fades over time, allowing for retouches or full resets in a couple of years.

But knees aren’t the only focus. Tik also offers cosmetic tattoos on elbows, underarms, heels, the scalp, and even the bikini area. If any patch of skin starts looking “less than youthful” — you know what to do: add a splash of pastel pink.

So… why is this even a thing?

In many parts of Asia, pale skin with a soft pink undertone is the gold standard of beauty. Think geisha-like porcelain. A tan? That’s associated with hard labor, not luxury.

In that context, pink kneecaps are seen as a visual marker of youth and delicacy, as if you just stepped out of a K-pop photo shoot.

It’s also, quite literally, class-coded: fair skin = comfort and lifestyle; tan = work and the outdoors. That’s why many locals still wear long sleeves and carry umbrellas — even in 35°C heat.

TikTok loves a weird trend — and this one’s got 200,000 followers

Tik Ka Au’s TikTok account is blowing up. Videos of the pink knee procedure rack up thousands of likes, and fans are debating where else a pastel touch might work.

Some of the clinic’s other viral hits include pink eyeliner tattoos and full-face contour tattoos done with permanent makeup pigment.

Final thoughts?

• Yes, it’s odd.
  • Yes, it’s a little wild.
  • And yes — it’s still a tattoo. Just with a glow-up agenda.

And in other parts of the world?

No, you probably won’t see your local tattoo artist offering pink kneecap sessions just yet (but who knows…). Still, the idea of using tattoos as personal expression — and even anti-aging tools — isn’t that far-fetched.

And if one day you decide to tattoo a “youth filter” directly onto your body — hey, send us a photo. We’d love to include it in the next trend gallery.

Tattoos are part art, part therapy, and — let’s be honest — part chaos.
Even when they’re on your knees.