Forget that traditional diamond-encrusted gold band – now millennials are embracing a new trend to show off their engagement: a diamond embedded inside a soon-to-be bride’s finger. “We notice a lot of people coming looking for that,” Sam Abbas, who owns NYC Ink Studio in the West Village, told New York’s WCBS-TV 2.However, the trend comes with health risks, he said. “You’re dealing with the blood, so you got to be very, very safe,” Abbas warned. “What we do, we sterilize everything.”
When the diamond is embedded, an artist marks the location with a pen. Then the location is cleaned and sterilized. A portion of skin is removed from the customer’s finger with a tool. The artist then inserts a gold or titanium anchor into the finger. The gem is mounted into the anchor. The process costs about $100, not including the purchase of a diamond, and takes roughly 10 minutes. READ MORE
