Posted on 11/08/2016 11:50:17 AM PST by nickcarraway
Regret, job searches and changing rules within the military are fueling tattoo removals.
The industry has grown at faster pace than ever before and it's estimated to be worth $83 billion within two-years.
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 46-percent of millennials have removed tattoos before entering the job market.
The technology to remove tattoos has also come a long way since the 1990's.
La Mesa doctor Ellyn Levine said she has been removing more tattoos than ever before, and uses the most most effective method there is today.
"I think the technology has advanced literally in months. Some of them are coming to an age where they are regretting that decision," she said.
In June the Marine Corps changed its tattoo regulations banning tattoos on the head and neck, single tattoos that cannot covered on the hand and limited the size and numbers.
People like 33-year-old Melanie Besseck just want to make room for something new. "When I walk around I am my own canvas and I can tell you a story just by looking at my tattoos," she said.
By using a California made machine, Dr. Levine removed the first tattoo Besseck ever got.
The lasers on the machine blast energy through the skin - shattering the ink.
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Tattoos are common out here in redneck country on both men and women of all ages-but more men are inked...
I look at most tats as another personal adornment choice-except swastikas, skulls and such which are creepy-and women who have tats on boobs, ass, lower abdomen etc-out here we call those tramp stamps-most of the inked women have small tasteful tats-a flower on a shoulder, a butterfly, a tattooed anklet on a leg, etc. All but one of the guys I work with have ink on arms and/or chest-all but 2 are ‘Nam vets...
I don’t have tats, although I’ve thought about it-but my 1st husband and MrT5 both preferred-in MrT5’s words-their bitches without ink-so I never got inked...
I like your comment! I can hear it now, honey would you come over here and give my eyebrows another close inspection . . .
49 and proud that I was able to express my individuality by not getting a tatoo like everybody else. Absolutely hate them on women, but I don’t think there are any women in the USA who don’t have one
(I wish I could remember who posted it so I could give them credit.)
The peacock tattoo is beautiful. I just wouldn’t want to wear it for the rest of my life.
I have no tattoos nor jewelry(not even a wedding ring). Neither did Jesus nor the disciples.
I feel compelled to agree.
I believe in freedom: their freedom to look and be that way, and my freedom to find them repulsive.
Best option, no tattoos. I won’t hire someone if I see tatts. And especially a woman, trashy and trampy.
I plan on it. I'll need a career someday when the kids leave home, and this has potential. Of course, by then, there may be the equivalent of a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
Re pic #4: The tattoo isn’t the problem, it’s the spelling!
“A tatoo is a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.” A grandma somewhere......
“A scar is a tatoo with a much better story......”
And I have plenty of them from head to toe - each with a long story.....
I have a second cousin Colorado who does this. She’s making money hand over fist. Big fear? Regulation.
http://info.astanzalaser.com/blog/state-regulations-for-laser-tattoo-removal
Ask Danny Clark, star quarterback at Akron Hoban High School. He was so sure he would earn a scholarship to play football at The Ohio State that he had Block O tattooed on his bicep. Long story short, no scholarship offer from the Buckeyes.
As a business owner (who has 3 tattoos on his upper arms above the elbow, one done in 66 the other two done in 68, and they are quite vanilla), I have a rule for my residential service guys who wear uniforms: if you want tattoos, they cannot be seen by the public. Some folks are just not comfortable with someone covered in ink coming into their homes (our service side is our residential plumbing), so you better plan on wearing long sleeve shirts or a turtle neck on service calls. I also feel the same about face piercings. Neither are part of the “uniform” and our “uniform” is designed to make the home-owner feel that they have hired a professional. I’m not saying a guy covered with ink can’t be the best technician out there, I’m saying that many people will immediately judge the service man (and my company) based on first impression, and our service techs are the face of our company.
On the other hand, my commercial guys (the guys that do our street work and commercial sprinklers (our pipefitters, heavy equipment guys and welders)) have no real uniforms, and have no such restrictions.
Our guys seem to understand this, we have only had minor grumblings about the policy over the years, and never had to let anyone go, but perhaps some job candidates for residential tech. were discouraged by our policy, I don’t know, but that’s OK.
Both of my adult children have tattoos....she’s a corrections officer and he’s a priest
I could not disagree with you more. There are ways to express the same look without it being permanent. So many will so regret their ink.
The art may be great. Skin as the canvas makes it a mistake.
I had an uncle that was in airborne training at the end of WWII. He buddies got him drunk and had his arm tattooed with a naked woman. During the Summer, for church, he'd cover the parts with a couple of band-aids.
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