Tattoo regret becomes the latest trend

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A drunken night out in Sydney's Kings Cross left Rachel Vance with a tattoo on her arm - two tiny stars and a spade. The experience cost her $100 and she regretted it instantly.
Louise Smith got five tattoos at different stages throughout her twenties. One was a butterfly, another commemorated a friend's death and the rest just seemed like a good idea at the time. Until now.
Both women are part of an emerging trend where people are paying upwards of $100 a pop per session of laser treatment to remove tattoos. Oh, and apparently it hurts like hell.
"I got them done when I was very young and definitely believed that I would love them forever and would never regret them. I didn't think about my future and how I might change my view on my tattoos as I matured," Louise Smith said.
According to Sue Salmon of the Wollongong Tattoo Removal Service in New South Wales, the majority of their increasing numbers of clients are young women between 25 and 40.
"Their reasons vary. Anything from wanting to start a career in the army and relationships they've ended, to 'I'm not that person anymore'. Probably about 5 per cent are getting them removed to replace with a new one," Ms Salmon said.
Here's how tattoo removal works. The laser shatters the ink of the tattoo and the body's lymphatic system gradually removes it from the body. Apparently there is also an option to simply fade a tattoo if the person would prefer it.

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[Thunder_Snus]

I never really understood tatoos. Does getting a dead loved ones name tatoo'd on your arm make you feel better? Make it seem like it never happened?
A lot of girls i went to high school with got a star on their foot. I don't see why someone would pay money for something like that.

[wa3zrm]

I don't see why someone would pay money for something like that.

Plus... it hurts like hell!

[sirloot]

never could commit to one .. and really wanted an original one .. which is pretty difficult

[Crow]

I tattooed my penis to look like the Space Needle.

[wa3zrm]

Penis Tattoo Leads to Permanent Erection

A 21-year-old Iranian man has a permanent semi-erection after having “borow be salaamat” (good luck with your journeys) and the letter “M” (his girlfriend’s initial) tattooed on his penis.

The man, whose name is unknown, was diagnosed with nonischemic priapism — a condition resulting from the inability of blood to exit the penis. His case was detailed in the latest issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
“In our case, most probably, the handheld needle penetrated the penis too deep, creating an arteriovenous fistula,” wrote the study authors from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Kermanshah, Iran. A fistula is a connection between two organs or vessels — in this case an artery and a vein — that normally don’t connect.
“For eight days after tattooing, the penis was painful, and thus there were no erections,” the authors wrote. “After that, the patient noticed longer-than-usual sleep-related erections. This progressed, within a week, to a constantly half-rigid penis, day and night.”
Men are advised to seek medical attention for an erection lasting more than four hours.
During a normal erection, blood rushes into the penis through the arteries to build up pressure and later leaves through the veins. But in nonischemic priapism, blood continues to enter faster than it can leave, causing persistent pressure and a permanent erection. The problem resolves naturally 62 percent of the time, the researchers reported. And when it doesn’t, men have the option of selective arterial embolism — a procedure that blocks the offending artery.
Instead, the Iranian man chose to have a shunt implanted to drain the excess blood, according to the report.
“Predictably, the procedure was unsuccessful,” the authors wrote. “Because of the painless nature of erections, moderately good preservation of erectile function during intercourses, and disappointment with former surgery, the patient has declined to undergo further therapies, and lives with his condition.”
Despite his permanent erection, the man has no regrets over his penis tattoo, according to the report. Nevertheless, the report authors advise against the practice.
“Based on our unique case, we discourage penile tattooing,” they wrote.

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2...nent-erection/

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[Joe234]

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I just got my fist two tattos at age 55. I got my ears pierced and plan on going up
to 1/2 plugs or larger.

I live 50 miles South of Portlandia, within Cascadia.

According to Wikipedia 36% of the population have a tattoo.

Get with the program! Are you living in Hicksville?

[Thunder_Snus]

I personally just dont have anything to tattoo. What's a picture or phrase i want to have permanently embedded into my skin that I am sure will never be something i get over and move on from.

I'm fine with tattoos but its just too much commitment for something you'll probably stop liking. I really liked the avengers. A tattoo of Thor would probably be stupid 2 months later. Ear gauges......hate them i personally have no problem with a stranger locking a padlock in it and running away with the key.