Not getting it done, having it removed...
Haven't read many of these (sorry I usually do) so don't know if anyone has done one of these yet...

I was into tats n piercings in a big way in the early 90s (in fact my A level Art coursework was all about body modification through the ages). Had the obligatory earful of piercings and nose done 3 times but didn't get my nipples done as I was a bit of a wuss. I did have a couple of tattoos done though. First was 28 days after my 18th birthday (my tattoo bloke wouldn't do it any sooner even though I'd been working with him from 16 drawing flash for him) - a rather twee heart being pierced by a rose on my left shoulder blade. Then 6 months later as payment for some work I'd done for him he did a winged unicorn jumping through a rainbow with pretty planets and stars the length of my upper left arm that I'd designed.

No trouble, no pain, healed lovely. Then I met the bloke I thought I would be with forever and he hated them. Thought they made me look cheap. So I agreed to have them removed.

Ever had a cigarette burn? Imagine that pain but for seconds longer and going in deeper. That's what each blast of the laser felt like. With no anaesthetic except a couple of paracetemol beforehand. 386 times on my arm, 176 on my shoulder each session. One session a month for 18 months. And it cost me a fortune.

Moral of the story is never do anything for love as it probably isn't.
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