Tattoos are currently in vogue, and millions of people have at least one. However, many people who get tattoos don’t consider the fact that they last forever. In fact, some people later have remorse about their tattoos. It may be that the location of the tattoo makes it hard to get a job. Or they may not like how it looks as they age. Whatever the reason, about 1 in 10 people who gets a tattoo eventually decides to use a tattoo removal service to have it taken off. This can be a painful and expensive process.
Tattoos have to be removed using a laser treatment. Just as with laser hair removal, tattoo removal takes multiple treatments. Depending on the size of your tattoo, it could take half a dozen treatments or more to remove it. Those treatments can cost several hundred dollars per session, meaning a full removal can cost more than $1,000.
With so many young people getting tattoos, this can be a huge issue. It’s estimated that more than one-quarter of millennials with a tattoo regret getting it. And it can be even more of an issue among women. About 70% of all people utilizing a tattoo removal service are women. Not only is tattoo removal expensive, it also can lead to scarring, which can be damaging to a person’s self esteem.
Tattoos can be a wider problem for the whole aesthetic industry. While it may seem beneficial from a financial standpoint to have so many people seeking tattoo removal, it can mean that money does not get spent on other aesthetic procedures. For instance, someone who spends thousands of dollars to get a tattoo removed may have spent at least some of that money on other cosmetic treatments, such as facials or juvederm. In addition, the need for tattoo removal could also prevent people from getting medical cosmetic procedures that could improve their lives, such as spider vein treatments.
While tattoos are trendy and make some people feel better about themselves, they do have downsides. One of those is regret over getting tattoos in the first place. Another is dissatisfaction with how the tattoo in later years. In both of these cases, an expensive tattoo removal may be necessary. That’s why it’s important to carefully consider all the pros and cons before getting a tattoo.
