I’ve left my active character, a High Elf Sorceress, safely tattoo-less.
It doesn’t let you alter your race and body pop in, however.
Here’s an Xvideo to showcase the process.

Snazzy, not gratuitous!
Do you have any appearance-oriented requests for modders at the time of writing?
Patch 3 also addsBaldur’s Gate 3 Mac support.
I’ll update this article with the full patch notes when they land.
You might also be interested in Nic’s recent feature onBaldur’s Gate 3’s long-term influence on RPGs.
Former contributor Emily Gera also works on it.