I got my first tattoo in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a tribal rose—a classic ’90s design—and an act of rebellion for 17-year-old me, who was away from home without parental supervision for the ...

Laser tattoo removal is a more complex process than you might imagine. When you have a tattoo, the drops of ink embedded into ...

While most people seek laser tattoo removal for cosmetic reasons, some people have medical reasons to seek care. “Laser tattoo removal is also used when someone has a traumatic injury,” says Erika ...

At ExcelLase in Raleigh, Noushi Haeussler has been in business for decades, working with people seeking tattoo removal. It's ...

as comedian Pete Davidson has found out. Is it really that bad? Modern tattoo removal doesn’t involve “burning off” the skin; that bit is pure Davidson comedic licence. But eradicating your ...

Gotham Tattoo Removal, in Brooklyn. Tattoo ink sits in the dermis layer, or second layer, of the skin permanently because ink molecules are “too big for the body to break down,” Goergen ...

A tattoo removal service in Winnipeg called Mother Ink is helping former gang members move on with their lives.

He explained that one tattoo removal is 10 to 12 sessions and totals 60 weeks: "It’s gonna take me another 10 years." "It’s pretty horrible. It’s like putting your arm on a grill and burning ...