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As Pete Davidson’s Suddenly Ink-Less Arms Show, Tattoos Are no Longer Forever
New York Post ^ | Oct. 30, 2024 | Jeanette Settembre

Posted on 10/30/2024 3:24:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Tattoos are no longer forever. Pete Davidson emerged from rehab last week looking like a clean slate. “The King of Staten Island” star, 30, wore a short-sleeve t-shirt to a Los Angeles Clippers game with rapper buddy Machine Gun Kelly and the tattoos that once covered the comedian’s forearms appeared significantly faded and in some cases non-existent.

Davidson first started having his tattoos removed years ago, and the process has gotten increasingly popular. A slew of stars — including Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Jessica Alba — have erased ink in recent years, and business is booming for tattoo removal companies.

Aside from ink for his exes, Davidson has amassed dozens of other dubious tattoos over the years, from portraits of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hillary Clinton to a giant red mouth shark on his chest and the Verrazano Bridge below his collar bone.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Health/Medicine; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: hillaryclinton; petedavidson; tatoos
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To: nickcarraway

“portraits of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hillary Clinton”

He should be forced to live with that sort of sickness


21 posted on 10/30/2024 3:45:31 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Your oath of enlistment has no expiration date)
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To: doorgunner69

Did he remove those tattoos? Maybe it’s a sign he’s coming around.


22 posted on 10/30/2024 3:47:09 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Vermont Lt

Thanks.

That was my next question. How much?

Probably a lot more than it cost to get them.


23 posted on 10/30/2024 3:49:14 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: dfwgator

No idea who he is and certainly do not care about his fetishes.


24 posted on 10/30/2024 3:50:40 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Your oath of enlistment has no expiration date)
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To: nickcarraway

Even Bill Clinton wouldn’t get a Hillary Clinton tattoo. That’s nuts.


25 posted on 10/30/2024 3:54:09 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: ifinnegan

I imagine so. I didn’t really ask. I just shook my head.


26 posted on 10/30/2024 3:55:16 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: dware
I'm not inherently opposed to tattoos, just to getting them for the wrong reason(s). If you got your tats because they're meaningful to you and you like them, more power to you.

If you got tattoos because Pete Davidson or some other forgettable celebrity got them, then you're a lemming, too.

27 posted on 10/30/2024 4:01:24 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Gen.Blather

***They were illegible, wrinkled and the colors had blurred.***

I saw the same thing in the military in 1966. Young men just in the military becoming a “man” by getting a tattoo. They were really proud of them but had to keep them covered with Vaseline for a few week till the skin healed.
After a few weeks and the skin healed, the tattoos were no longer sharp but looked out of focus.

But they were still better than the self done jobs with India Ink and a needle. Those were horrid!


28 posted on 10/30/2024 4:05:55 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s good to know it’s possible to get rid of them. I truly did think they were forever.


29 posted on 10/30/2024 4:24:07 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the felon with the pierced ear.)
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To: ifinnegan

How are they removed?
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Very expensive, painful and long process.
Laser stream aimed on the tattoo will bread the paint and disperse it into the body.
Part get absorbed by the body, part stays.
So you need many painful sessions (the thing burns your skin), and usually you will still end up with some stains on the skin.

You can also use the old method, surgically removing the skin. That may leave scars.

Tattoo removal is a lot more painful and expensive that tattoo application. You should still think before getting tattoo!


30 posted on 10/30/2024 4:35:39 PM PDT by AZJeep
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To: nickcarraway

Hopefully, whatever process they use to remove the ink doesn’t poison them or otherwise damage their lymph nodes.


31 posted on 10/30/2024 4:40:28 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: rfp1234

Are you saying it might?


32 posted on 10/30/2024 4:41:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: AZJeep

This tatto stuff is a bad fad.


33 posted on 10/30/2024 4:42:55 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: nickcarraway

34 posted on 10/30/2024 4:45:47 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: nickcarraway

aaron carter proved that...


35 posted on 10/30/2024 4:46:16 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: heavy metal

Proved what?


36 posted on 10/30/2024 4:46:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

tattoos aren’t forever...


37 posted on 10/30/2024 4:47:31 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: nickcarraway

Mark Wahlberg, formerly known as Marky Mark, has indeed undergone the process of tattoo removal. Here are the key details about his experience:

Tattoo Removal Process
Mark Wahlberg had eight or nine tattoos removed from various parts of his body, including his neck, stomach, arms, back, and leg14. The removal process was significantly more painful and time-consuming than getting the tattoos in the first place. Wahlberg described the sensation as “like hot bacon grease getting flicked on you over and over again”2
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Reasons for Removal
Wahlberg cited several reasons for removing his tattoos:
Maturity and sensibility2
Professional considerations, as covering them up for acting roles was inconvenient1
Personal growth, as he no longer wanted to be associated with his troubled past1

Duration and Challenges
The tattoo removal process took Wahlberg about five years to complete2
. He initially hoped to have them removed before filming “The Fighter” in 2010, but the process took much longer than anticipated. While he was told it would take 5-7 visits over 5-7 years, Wahlberg accelerated the process by going once a month instead of once a year


38 posted on 10/30/2024 4:50:51 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

Do you get the bacon when they are done?


39 posted on 10/30/2024 4:52:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I know a doctor who works in prisons and they are removing tattoos from convicts so they can get a job when they leave. Voluntarily, I assume.


40 posted on 10/30/2024 5:30:08 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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