Top Reasons For Tattoo Removal

In a 2006 study led by Myrna L. Armstrong, RD, EdD, of Texas Tech University, 196 tattooed people were interviewed about their level of happiness with their existing tattoos. The study found that nearly 1/5 of those interviewed were unhappy with their tattoos.

In cases in which those interviewed were unhappy enough to seek tattoo removal, the study found that more women (69%) than men (31%) remove tattoos.

Why do they remove tattoos? The top six reasons both men and women gave for tattoo removal:

• 58% just decided to remove it.
• 57% suffered embarrassment.
• 38% had lowered body image.
• 38% new job/career.
• 37% problem with clothes.
• 25% experienced stigma.

Only considering responses from women, more women are motivated to get the tattoo removed because of pressure from others or social stigma.

The findings appear in the Archives of Dermatology.

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