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• Fading Tattoos

  Why Tattoos Fade with TimeTattoos are a trend that have certainly gotten under a lot of people's skin.  Especially, those people that say their tattoos look much older than they really are. While tattoos are not like bad haircuts that eventually grow out, they also do not remain permanently the same forever.  Tattoos fade with age, apparently something many people fail to realize evident of the rising number of tattoo removal procedures performed. According to the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, in 2001, 44,760 tattoo removal procedures were reportedly performed in the U.S.  In 2003, that number increased significantly to 61,772 tattoo removal procedures. And data is currently being reviewed for 2007.The fact of the matter, as people age, their skin ages, and naturally their tattoo in their skin is going to age too.  So, if people want their tattoos to look good for as long as possible, they have to take care of their skin and at the same time their tattoo.The reasons tattoos fade excessive sun exposure, failure to properly care for tattoo during healing process, or the artist did not apply the pigment correctly. - 2 months ago

• The Answer to Tattoo Regret

  Good Bye Tattoo PenetrationToday, tattoos have penetrated their way into a growing segment of America's society with recent statistics indicating more than 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo design.But let's not forget about the other growing sector permeating the tattoo industry, the tattoos that later surface as regret as well as a monetary target for tattoo removal. So if you're thinking of joining the Forty Million Plus Club, you may want to stop and rethink permanent ink penetration and consider instead going for one of the new SPECIAL TATTOOS™ designs. - 2 months ago

• Where Tattoo Ink is in Skin Layers

  Tattoo Ink and Cross Section of Skin Layers Human skin is made of three major layers - epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. When tattoo designs are created, tattoo ink pigments or dyes made of various substances are inserted deep within the epidermis and dermis of the skin.The Epidermis is the outer layer of visible skin.  The epidermis is the thinnest section of layers and ironically is also the main barrier of protection of the human body.  Skin is the thinnest on eyelids at .05 mm and the thickest on palms and soles at 1.5 mm. The Dermis is the middle section of skin underneath the epidermis, that is a complex structure and matrix made of blood vessels, hair follicles, oil glands,  elastin, fibroblasts and collagen.The epidermis is actually made of 5 mirco layers of skin (4 layers plus extra layer on palms and soles totals 5).  Approximately every 27 days the old epidermis replaces itself with a new one through a process known as skin cell renewal or cellular turnover. New skin cells originate in the deepest layer of the epidermis and as cells are created they become crowded and are forced and pushed upward to the next layer.  As cells move up through each higher layer, they become pressed and flatten, then finally die as they reach the outer layer of the epidermis and shed off. Even the layer of old, dead skin serves an important purpose as the tough outer protective barrier.  When it this barrier of dead cells sheds off naturally or is manually removed (skin exfoliation) the skin cell process speeds up in order to create another dead layer of tough protection.  (relevant to many tattoo fade creams, chemical removal and other tattoo removal methods.) - 2 months ago

• Cover Up Tattoos

  What is a Cover Up Tattoo?This tattoo removal method is used when a person does not want his or her existing tattoo and doesn’t mind replacing it with a new tattoo image. Instead of completely removing the unwanted tattoo using another form of tattoo removal method such as laser treatments, a tattoo cover up design is placed over the existing tattoo to disguise and conceal the original artwork.  Cover up artworks are used by many people for a variety of reasons, from a gang tattoo to making a basic tattoo with little detail more interesting or aesthetically pleasing. The process of getting a cover up tattoo vs. a regular tattoo generally is more expensive as it is much more involved and labor intensive.Check out this tattoo artists website for before and after images of cover up tattoos.  - 2 months ago

• Wrecking Balm Tattoo Removal

  Choosing an Effective Tattoo Removal MethodYou know you want to get rid of your tattoo but you don’t know how to do it.  You’ve heard good and bad about laser tattoo removal, and you’re just not sure if laser removal treatments are right for you.  The treatments are expensive, and the number of visits it will take to remove your tattoo is unknown.  Most people say laser treatments are “painfully” and that the process is slow and can take years. You know you don’t want your tattoo any longer and you also know you don’t want to trade a bad tattoo for expensive surgery and a scar.You have heard about in home tattoo fade creams, and that they are great for fading unwanted ink before getting a rework or cover up tattoo, but they are not so good at removing tattoos clean.  Then there is this new in home tattoo removal product called Wrecking Balm, that claims to be effective at removing tattoo regret, but you’re skeptical because you really don’t understand what is so different about it and how it works. - 2 months ago

• Celebrity Tattoos - In the Name of Love

  Celebrity Lover's Covered in InkScribbling the name of the guy or girl you love on the stall wall of the public bathroom, or spray painting across the side of a brick building is a vandalizing declaration of love.  And, of course anytime a celebrity love affair is exploited by the media with shocking evidence in fresh ink of that the couple tattooed each other’s names on their skin the it breeds the smell of celebrity scandal.  Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, a prime pop-culture couple tainted with name tattoos publicizing their love affair.They met New Years Eve of 1994.  They were married by February of 1995.  Pamela Anderson had Tommy’s name tattooed on her wedding band finger, Tommy Lee had Pamela’s name tattooed on his penis.By February of 1998 the two were divorced, yet they still had the tattoos.  Pamela had a cover tattoo done, replacing the T in Tommy with an M, making it mommy.  It is unclear whether or not Tommy still has his tattoo, but one thing that is clear is tattoo removal on a penis is arousing but not amusing.Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thorton are another classic example.  Married in June of 2000, the two were all over each other in public. Nearly sick with love for one another, Angelina got Billy Bob’s name tattooed on her upper left arm and Billy Bob got Angelina’s name in the crook of his left arm. - 3 months ago

• Gang Tattoo Removal Programs

  Gang Tattoos - Removing Past Image and Moving On Everyone has a past, it is just that some pasts happen to be more "colorful" than others.  Regardless of the spectrum one's past, every person is entitled to change his or her palette and start fresh.Tattoos are worldly expressions prevalent in organized gangs used to mark devotion of brotherhood. Often gang members wear tattoos images of tear drops or dots to symbolize position and stature among members. Fortunately, after years of criminal trouble and non-sense living, some gang members decide they want to break free street fights and brotherhood bondage in order to make something of their lives.But even though a person changes his or her views and character, society's view of tattoos is fixated the former gang life.  The result, former gang members are ususally left to fight a losing battle as they try to find a job in the working world. Countless job interviews lead to dead ends when employers come face to face with visible gang tattoos. - 3 months ago

• Laser Tattoo Removal - How it Works

  The "How and Why" of Lasers and Tattoo RemovalThe PrincipleLaser Tattoo Removal works by using laser light energy to target tattoo ink colors in order to break down large molecules of ink into smaller fragments that can be absorbed and eliminated through body’s natural waste. Color and LightMultiple lasers must be used to remove tattoos because each laser omits a particular color wavelength of light from the color spectrum.  And each color of light has specific colors it is compatible and attracted to.  An example is green light is absorbed by red ink.How Lasers WorkLaser light targets the compatible ink color and the energy from the light heats up the ink as it is absorbed. The heated ink expands and bursts apart into smaller ink particles. These particles are tiny enough that they are absorbed by the body and eliminated naturally through lymph waste system. - 3 months ago