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Article: Ta-ta to the tattoo?
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 6, 2009
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The rise and rise of removal Once a celebrity displayed a 'tramp
stamp', thousands wanted one, too - but no more. By Andrew Johnson
and Joe Kenward
Most fashion faux pas and bad hair cuts are easy to put right.
When it comes to tattoos, however, erasing the past is not as simple
as ditching those ill-advised bags, sunglasses or shoes. The tattoo
removal industry is, however, burgeoning, thanks in part to the
legions of women who flocked to copy their celebrity heroines such
as Angelina Jolie and Cheryl Cole and have so-called "tramp stamps"
imprinted on their lower backs.
Plastic surgeons say they are now inundated with women who find
that the tattoos don't look so good 10 years on, ...