A good friend of mine, Steven Guzman, was on hand to video the 3rd Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo. This tattoo convention is the largest in the southern hemisphere and it featured over 320 Australian and international artists!
I've never had to remove any of my tattoos. But I do have one cover-up tattoo. I regretted having a badly done Chinese character on my bicep and thankfully enough, it was small and this rounded tribal-like design replaced the Chinese 'sun' character.
I totally understand if someone wants to remove their tattoo. We do make bad decisions and with the modern technology we have today, we now have that added option. I did an episode on my old show 'Skin Art' where this girl Stacey underwent her first laser tattoo removal treatment. Even with the numbing cream that was applied before the treatment, she remarked that it "hurts like a bitch!!!".
Here's a short video I found online of a tattoo being removed via laser...