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Inflicting Ink Tattoo

Friday, June 29, 2012

Laser Tattoo Removal Huge Among Former Gang Members

If you would like more information about tattoo removal, contact laser tattoo removal specialist and Quanta Q Plus C and T certified operator Jeff Goyette at (401) 683-5680 for a removal consultation appointment, or just walk-in to the Portsmouth RI shop location.

'This whole house was transformed;' Former white supremacist sheds hate to help all people

June 22, 2012
by Aaron Aupperlee

RIVES TOWNSHIP — Two years ago, he led a white pride march from Loomis Park to downtown Jackson.
Six months ago, he abandoned the white supremacy movement.
On April 15, he was baptized.
Five days later, Chris Simpson sat in the waiting room of a skin and vein clinic, waiting to start the long and painful process of having his tattoos, most replete with Nazi or white pride iconography, removed.
"Hate will blind you to so many things. It will stop you from having so many things," Simpson said. "It consumes you."
Simpson, a 38-year-old garbage man and former Marine, has given up on hate. It is a decision he made for his family, for his wife Misty and his children, 9-year-old Cody, 7-year-old Kayleigh, 5-year-old Nikolaus and the 2-year-old twins, Tyrsson and Aeric. It is a change that has left Simpson feeling better these past six months than he has in the last 12 years.
"He's just a lot happier," said Simpson's wife, Misty. "Happier all the time, when we're out; when we're at home; especially when we're helping people."
"WE DIDN'T PREACH HATE"
The March 21, 2010, white pride march from Loomis Park to E. Michigan Avenue perplexed, angered and offended many.
"This type of ignorance has no place here," read the sign of one protestor at Loomis Park.
Simpson led the march. Nine supports followed him. More than 100 protesters followed them. Simpson said protesters spit at him, threatened him and called him a racist, a bigot, a honkie, a cracker.
"We did what all the other races did. We tried to have a march that said we are proud to be white," Simpson said, recalling the march.
Even without the tattoos, which sprawl down his arms and up his neck, Simpson's presence can be intimidating. At 6 feet and 245 pounds, he fills out clothing with authority. He does not think his tattoos draw notice, but they are hard to miss.
"PURE HATE," is tattooed across his knuckles. His forearms read "BLOOD" and "HONOR." There are four battle axes in the shape of a swastika on his left shoulder with the words "Supreme White Power" over them. There are several wolf's hooks, a Nazi symbol. The iconic lightning bolts associated with Nazi Germany's Schutzstaffel, the SS, are above his right wrist. There's a Nazi war bird on his chest. There are tattoos of a Valkyrie, a Viking, and Thor with swastikas drawn in his helmet. Some of Simpson's tattoos are specific to the white supremacy movement, some to his former devotion to Norse mythology. Some are for his family. Some are "very stupid," he said. Some, like a sun and wizard, are meaningless. Some, like his Marine Corps tattoo and one in memory of his daughter, have deep meaning. There are 42 tattoos, he thinks. An explanation of them all takes several minutes.
Simpson was a member of Battalion 14, a white pride group with supporters in Michigan. The group had a zero tolerance policy on drugs and violence. It did not allow any illegal behavior, Simpson said. The group sought to help white people, donating baskets of formula and supplies to mothers of newborn babies and helping children on dialysis. Battalion 14 bought Christmas gifts for needy families. In their 12 years with various white pride groups, Chris and Misty Simpson estimate they donated more than $15,000.
"All to help people," Simpson said. "We didn't preach hate. ...For us, it was just about taking care of our own."
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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Laser Tattoo Removal

Have you ever known someone who loves tattoos and has a beautiful array of body art, but has one piece that they wish they had never gotten? It is a lot more common than you would imagine. New technology has made tattoo removal and repairs possible when a tattoo does not come out as expected. Inexperienced tattoo artists make mistakes all the time. Individuals getting tattoos have regrets over their choice days, weeks, months, or even years down the road. When you are faced with the prospect of living with bad body art or having it removed you now have laser tattoo removal to help you through your decision.

In the past

It wasn't long ago that your only options when dealing with unwanted tattoos involved pain, and lots of it. One very old method of tattoo removal is called dermabrasion. Dermabrasion involves scrubbing out the tattoo with salt - extremely painful, leaves dreadful scarring, and opens you up only to infection if you're lucky. Cryosurgery, excision, and skin-grafts are still used today in some parts of the world, though they too are far less popular than more modern methods involving lasers. If you lived in ancient Greece, you would have been subject to having wine, lime, garlic, or pigeon excrement injected under the skin to achieve the removal of your tattoo.

Tattoo Removal technology

Laser Tattoo Removal generally refers to using what they call Q-switched lasers to remove pigment from the skin. These lasers allow for a much less invasive, and more effective removal process.  The technology for laser tattoo removal began developing in the early 1960s with limited success. By the late 1990s however, the technology finally began to mature. A tattoo consists of several thousand particles of pigment beneath the skin. Normally, your body will reject and remove foreign particles, but in the case of tattoo ink, the particles are too large to be removed. Laser tattoo removal systems heat up the particles so that they are forced to fragment into smaller pieces, allowing your body to eliminate them on its own.

What to expect

The sensation of having a tattoo removed by laser is not considered to be any more painful than getting a tattoo. Having the procedure done consists of a series of treatments and it may take anywhere from 6 months to a year for the tattoo to fully fade. You will need to avoid tanning or too much sun for 4-6 weeks before your treatment. In some cases, it may take a series of treatments 4-6 weeks apart to achieve your personal goals.

What does it cost?

Due to high demand the average tattoo studio charges anywhere from $150-$500 per treatment. Inflicting Ink offers prices starting at half that cost depending upon your circumstances and the size and color of your tattoo.If you or a friend would like more information about laser tattoo removal, and specifically the Quanta Q Plus C and T laser removal system, contact Jeff at (401) 683-5680 to schedule a removal consultation today.

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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Tattoo Removal Offers a Fresh Start to Many

Have your unwanted tattoos removed today and make room for something truly memorable! Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI offers custom tattoos, body piercing, and laser tattoo removal featuring the state of the art Quanta Q Plus C and T removal system. Call the studio now at (401) 683-5680 for more information!

Recovering alcoholic changes his life after having prison tattoos removed


La Quinta — With his neat trimmed goatee and preppy clothes, Brian Byrd, 44, looks like a clean-cut guy.

But underneath his collared shirt are the remnants of a life the La Quinta resident doesn't like to talk about and is eager to forget.

The recovering alcoholic has been in and out of jail for a good portion of his life but now works at a service station. During his times in prison, Byrd received some tattoos that served as shields to keep people away — devil horns on his head, ink on his hands, face, neck and back of his head.

Byrd wanted to remove those marks and hopefully fade the memory of his troubled past.

For almost two years, he has had dozens of laser tattoo removal treatments done by Dr. Matthew Werner of La Quinta MedSpa.

“I had tattoos all over, and it was hard to get employment like that,” Byrd said. “I knew I had to start changing some things to make myself more presentable.”

Byrd learned of Werner's work from a friend at the ABC Recovery Center in Indio where he was undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction. A program offered through the Employment Development Department, in conjunction with Werner's donated time, gave Byrd the opportunity to start tattoo removal treatments for free.

“I thought it was kind of cool dealing with these guys, and it gives them a second chance to live a normal life,” Werner said. “Even when the program ran out of money, I kept doing treatments on them until they were finished.”


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Inflicting Ink is a Rhode Island Tattoo Studio that embodies quality, consistency and pride, and offers a sterile, safe, comfortable, artistic environment to its customers.  Nominated multiple times for the Best Tattoo Parlor in Rhode Island and Best Tattoo Artist in RI.

You may contact them for an appointment for a tattoo at (401) 683-5680 and of course walk-ins are always welcome.

For more information, please visit our home page at www.inflictinginktattoo.com.