# tattoo removal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2001, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988 "2001-09-26T20:59:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fluffy\_cat\_bitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@fluffy\_cat\_bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffy_cat_bitch)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988/1 "2001-09-26T20:59:42Z")
Anyone ever get a tattoo removed or know anyone who did? Does the laser stuff really get rid of it totally? ---
**Author:** ![Oreo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c57346/32.png) [@Oreo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oreo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988/2 "2001-09-26T21:02:47Z")
And how much did it cost? ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988/3 "2001-09-26T21:26:20Z")
Saw pictures in a medical text of having one cut out in sections. Once the skin is gone, so is the tatoo. ---
**Author:** ![ninja\_rydr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@ninja\_rydr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninja_rydr)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988/4 "2001-09-26T21:34:16Z")
Laser tat removal will totally remove the tatoo, but it takes many sessions and many dollars. It is also more painful than getting the tatoo in the first place. I’ve never had it done but I have read several articles on this. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-removal/83988/5 "2001-09-26T22:25:45Z")
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