Are You Living With Tattoo Regret?

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How do you know if you are living with tattoo regret and when should you start considering tattoo removal? Once the tattoo starts to have a negative impact on your life.

 

What do we mean? A bad or negative influence on your life can manifest and or effect many things. Your work or career, relationships, and emotional health can all be affected by tattoo regret. If you think this could be you then think about the following things: 

A) Do you make an effort to hide your tattoo? If so, think about why and how your life would change if you did not have to ever worry about this tattoo ever again. The amount of time and energy you spend on covering your tattoo can be spent enjoying life. 

B) Do you avoid activities where your tattoo would be exposed? Have activities like going to the beach or park become less fun because you’re constantly thinking or talking about your tattoo at these events. If you are limiting your participation in such activities, your are limiting the quality of your life. Studies have shown that regular exercise and outdoor activities greatly increase the mental and physical health of individuals. By not participating or limiting your ability, your tattoo regret is affecting your health in a huge way.

C) When you go shopping do you avoid buying clothes that would expose or reveal your unwanted tattoo? At this point the tattoo is affecting your style and personal self-expression. People often feel the best when they look their best. If you are not dressing or presenting yourself in a confident way, you may actually loose out on many experiences, jobs and relationships in the future. Clothing is less about how it looks, but how the person wearing it feels. If someone is not wearing clothes they feel comfortable and confident in, and opt for covering their tattoo, they may end up feeling even more insecure about themselves, accomplishing only the peace of mind that there will not be any discussions around their ink.

D) Are you spending money to hide your tattoo? If the answer is yes, then the obvious solution is tattoo removal. Once you have already started spending money, there is no reason not to make the investment into laser tattoo removal. The accumulated cost of cover and hiding your tattoo over a lifetime would end up a fraction of tattoo removal treatment sessions. 

While laser treatments can be costly, the benefit is that it is a one-time process. Meaning once all the treatments are completed, there will be no more added cost, shame, guilt or regret around your tattoo. You will be free to wear whatever you want and do whatever you want without any hesitation or thought about your tattoo. Don't believe us and see for yourself the amazing results that you can get from laser tattoo removal treatments done right. 

After living with their tattoo regret, people often take the next step to remove their old ink and set up a consultation appointment, get informed and learn all of the options available to them. We have found the relief people feel after this initial step is so strong that any anxiety about the procedure is overcome with excitement. After all, this is a point where they can move forward with their lives free of regrets of time gone by.

Get in touch with Erase on Twitter @EraseTattooRMVL or visit us on our website to get a FREE consultation from our Laser Tattoo Removal Studio Online. 

Top Reasons You May Be Thinking About Removing That Tattoo

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For those living with tattoo regret, reasons for their emotion can be mixed and varied depending on the situation. Everyone has his or her own reasons to want a tattoo removed. At Erase Tattoo Removal Studio we see many different people, from all backgrounds, with different stories all share one common emotion: regret.

The most common characteristic of people dealing with regret are the ones who go their tattoos early in life. They made impulsive decisions, and as they matured, found this decision was one that they could not live with for the rest of their lives.

So what are the top reasons or situations when it’s a good idea to remove an old tattoo? Here they are:

Bad Tattoo

You know the one. The tattoo that looks awful and was done by someone that was lacking proper equipment, experience or design skills. Those tattoos are often the ones that people start to regret right after they get inked.

Misspelled Tattoo

 These tattoos are also at the top of “ I need to have this removed” list. The only thing worse than a bad tattoo is one that is misspelled. This can become a subject of ridicule and embarrassment leading the person with the tattoo to face anxiety and many uncomfortable social situations. 

Names of Past Partners

Removing a tattoo after a relationship ends is more common than you may realize. In fact, it is one of the most common reasons that people get laser tattoo removal to remove an old tattoo. When the romance fades and the relationship ends people obviously start thinking about removing the “name” tattoo. When new relationships begin, one good way to kill any new romance is the discussion of a name tattooed on you from a past relationship.

Lack of Work

While the economy has greatly improved and tattoos are more accepted in society, there is still a stigma behind them. Face and neck tattoos are ones that people regret the most because it is impossible to hide or disregard when looking for work. People will discriminate and make decisions on your employment based on your tattoo, and not your education, experience or passion. Some fields are more likely to hire people with tattoos, but often people changing careers or looking for work that is long term consider tattoo removal as an investment into their future.

Family Life

Once someone is ready to start a family they may begin feeling pressure to conform or change their lifestyle. This could involve tattoo removal. From PTA meetings to parent teacher conferences there will be moments where once again, people will judge your tattoos and not you as a person. Parents often decide to ditch the ink and avoid having the conversation where they explain their tattoo or the meaning behind their tattoo to their little ones. Often the ones that are the most likely to be removed are those tattoos that we inked during teens and early twenties and have little to no meaning behind them or the ones that the parents simply cant explain.

There are many reasons to remove an unwanted tattoo. Thankfully we currently have the laser technology and medical expertise to remove tattoos safely. For many years people struggled with these problems and went to extreme and often painful measures to do so with little to no successes at all.

These days, having your tattoo removed is just as simple as a click of a mouse. Tattoo removal studios like in ERASE; often have online consultations and pricing available at the touch of your hand. Research your local area studios and find one that has a doctor and experienced staff to make sure that you don't end up with scars worse than the original tattoo. 

 If you are one experiencing tattoo regret for any of the reasons above there is no better time to get your tattoo removed than now. Don’t waste anther year struggling with tattoo regret and make 2015 the year you live without regret.

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 Thinking about getting your tattoo removed and live in the Chicagoland area? Check out our online consult on the ERASE website. Just send us a picture and description of your tattoo and we will send you a quote and treatment plan. It's that EASY!!!