Tattoo ink, however, is deposited into the second layer of your skin (aka the dermis). So while tattoo removal creams might be able to slough off the top layer of your skin to slightly fade or ...

HALIFAX, Canada -- Good news for people who have a tattoo they want removed. A PH.D. student in Canada said he has created a cream that is able to remove unwanted tattoos. Alec Falkenham said his ...

Tattoos are, supposedly, permanent. That is, after all, the entire appeal. If you’ve decided that your back piece of Link and Sonic in a passionate embrace was a bad idea, your options aren’t great.

Falkenham came up with the idea three years ago—while working on his Ph.D. proposal and thinking about getting his first tattoo. He did some research, and he realized that the immune system cells he ...

As more people get tattooed, more of those people regret having done so. The tattoo removal business is huge, generating around $75 million in the US alone. Laser ablation is the most common removal ...

On 12 May 2017, the Chilean news and entertainment web site BioBioChile.cl published an article about a young woman named Pasuda Reaw who was allegedly left with a large scar on her chest after she ...

We all know someone who's been there. Fallen in love, got too carried away and ended up with an unwanted tattoo of their ex's initial forever etched on their body. Or got drunk and emerged from the ...

Tattoos can be a wonderful thing. They can be a way to remember something important, a beautiful form of artistic expression, or whatever else you want them to be — but no matter what, they are ...

Tattoos are supposed to be permanent — that’s kind of their whole thing. But maybe not for long. A Canadian Ph.D. student has invented a topical cream that he says can cheaply and easily remove ...

So you have a tattoo that you’re looking to remove—preferably at home, without the pain of professional laser treatments. I get it. Which means you’ve probably also seen some of the “magical” DIY ...

Does tattoo removal cream really work? There's no evidence that tattoo removal creams work. At best, tattoo removal cream might fade or lighten a tattoo. The tattoo will remain visible, however, and ...