40 MAY/JUNE 2014
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Med Esthetics
By Wendy Lewis
An increase in the number
of people getting tattoos
translates to more demand for
tattoo removal, and improved
treatment modalities are up
to the challenge.
WHAT COULD BE MORE BEAUTIFUL than a blue
butterfl y, poised to take fl ight, on your lower back? Or
a waving fl ag on the upper arm just in time for the 4th
of July? Even better, a big, bold red heart pierced by an
arrow and encircled with a lover's name?
Such body art designs may have seemed like a good
idea at the time, but many tattoos lose their allure after a
few years—or worse, after a few hours. It's little wonder
that tattoo regret is an increasingly common lament, and
the demand for tattoo removal is growing.
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