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It is an ancient form of body art that many believe dates back five thousand years!

Tattoos. Love them or hate them,

They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and are everywhere, and I mean, everywhere.

“I have nine altogether, they’re on various parts of my body.”

“I have a full sleeve and a couple pieces on my back.”

People walk into tattoo shops for a variety of styles.

“Tribal, a lot of old school.”

And they sit in the chair allowing the artist to brand them for their own reasons.

“Life’s lessons, experiences I’ve gone through, family members, reminders, stuff like that.”

That’s all well and good. But there’s one problem that many people don’t think about when they enter the world of body art.

“About 80 percent of the people who get a tattoo eventually want to get rid of the tattoo.

Some people simply want to make space for a new tattoo, others have decided that they’ve moved on to a different phase of their life and they’d like to get rid of the tattoo.”

Dr. Kevin Smith is an expert dermatologist and plastic surgeon in Niagara Falls, Ontario. People come to him all the time for his intense pulsed light tattoo removal treatment.

More often than not, no matter which method you choose, tattoos can be removed over a period of months, or even years.

“Sometimes with just a couple of treatments, sometimes with half a dozen or a dozen treatments, we can make that tattoo fade away and give your skin a fresh start.”

Giving your skin a fresh start can, on average, cost you about 80 to 100 dollars per hour.

The average laser tattoo removal cost ranges from 200 to 500 dollars per treatment session.

Some places charge by the hour, some by the number of treatments, and others by the size of the tattoo. If you’re getting a tattoo removed, be sure to check into your financing options, and be sure to be patient. If they try to get rid of the tattoo too fast, you may not end up with the best result.