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Why it's okay to get a stupid tattoo -- LEISUROLOGY | Inverse

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Channel: Inverse · 2017 · Science & Technology

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It’s never been easier to find a good tattoo artist, whether you want a small tattoo of a song lyric or a massive motorcycle-riding devil chugging whiskey on your back. However, it’s also never been easier to find bad artists, the kind who bought a machine online and now claims to be a professional on Instagram. Sometimes, you’re just unlucky. But whether you got an ugly tat from an amateur, the name of an ex, or maybe a Grateful Dead bear in a regrettable act of teenage rebellion, worry not: Tattoo removal in 2017 is really, really good.

The most common process is laser removal, a simple method that makes ingenious use of your body’s natural machinery. A technician uses a laser to break up the pigment particles beneath the skin. Then, your lymphatic system — which shuttles away waste and toxins from the organs — carries them away from the skin to be excreted. Most people need between four and ten laser sessions to break up their tattoo, but it really depends on the ink pigments used. At the end of the last session, your tattoo will be faded away without leaving much of a mark on your skin.

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