Nobody tells you that tattoo removal is going to mess with your head. They’ll tell you about the pain, the cost, how many sessions you’ll need. They won’t tell you about the weird grief that shows up around session three, or how disorienting it feels to watch a piece of yourself disappear in slow motion. […]
One wearer Rachel spent three months rubbing some $60 “miracle cream” on her ankle tattoo. Know what happened? The tattoo—a dolphin she got at 19 because apparently dolphins meant “freedom” or some shit—looked exactly the same. Her skin, though? Red, flaky, and seriously pissed off. That’s when I went down the rabbit hole of tattoo […]
