Laser Tattoo Removal–3 Things You Need to Know

There is a great deal of myth surrounding tattoo removal. Too many would have you believe that you can rid yourself of an unwanted tattoo permanently with the use of a simple cream or cover-up, when that is simply not the case unless you would like to use the product day after day, year after year as a means to cover, rather than remove, the tattoo. The expense of these kinds of things can pile up faster than you know, when for a simple one time charge, you can be rid of tattoo regret for life.

Like anything you do involving your body, you need to do a bit of research and consider the facts before you proceed.

 Here are a few quick ones to get you moving in the right direction:

1. There is some discomfort depending upon how dark the colors of the tattoo are, how many treatments are required, and your level of pain tolerance; which is very different for all of us.

2. You can remove dark tattoos just as easily as light ones. With the laser technology we have available in our tattoo studio from the Quanta Q Plus C and T laser system, we can remove black, blue, purple, yellow, green and red tattoo pigments safely, easily, and effectively. And, because the Q Plus uses short pulses of highly focused energy, heating up only the ink and breaking it down into particles that the body naturally releases, there is minimal to zero damage to the skin from the process. Laser tattoo removal is the single most effective method of removing unwanted tattoos.

3. You can afford laser tattoo removal treatments. If you can afford to get a tattoo, you can afford to have it removed. Prices are typically comparable to how much it cost to get your tattoo, and payment plans are always available. Keeping in mind that tattoo removal is a process, you can pay for each session as you go. This is recommended anyway as you will need time to heal and release the layers of ink between each treatment prior to moving on for another one.

If you are interested in laser tattoo removal, contact Jeff at Inflicting Ink (401) 683-5680, or by email at info@InflictingInkTattoo.com, for a consultation or more information.

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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.

Need a Christmas Gift Idea for Loved Ones?

We all know how tough it can be to pick gifts for those people who 'have it all'. At Inflicting Ink you can make Christmas shopping effortless by getting gift certificates for all the tattoo enthusiasts on your list and let them decide what they want to use it for.

A tattoo gift certificate is the perfect way to give a personal gift that you know won't get returned.

Stop in to Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI and grab a gift certificate for a tattoo, body piercing, or laser tattoo removal. We're here Monday through Saturday 12PM to 10PM, and Sunday 12PM to 8PM.

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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.

Tattoo Artist Gives Confidence to Breast Cancer Patients

Inflicting Ink is an avid supporter of breast cancer fundraising and research efforts whenever possible. And while we do not do surgical tattoos, we do offer beautiful cosmetic tattoos and laser tattoo removal.

Tattoo artist helps women regain confidence after breast surgery with her artwork

By Kate Elizabeth Queram

After 16 years as a tattoo artist, Sarah Peacock has an extensive portfolio of the art she's immortalized on people's skin.

But some of her most meaningful works aren't found among the pages of portraits in her collection. They can be seen only on the chests of breast cancer survivors.

For about three years, Peacock, co-owner of Artfuel Inc. tattoo parlor in Wilmington, has been tattooing nipples for survivors who have undergone breast-reconstruction surgery.

Sometimes, her customers have had their nipples reconstructed by a plastic surgeon; other times, she's tattooing directly on the breast itself. In both cases, Peacock uses around nine shades of ink to realistically shade and tint the flesh to perfectly mirror what each woman's nipples looked like prior to her mastectomy.

"I tattoo tonally," said Peacock, who works from the "before" photos taken by her customers' plastic surgeons. "I use as many colors as it takes."

Nipple reconstruction is the final step in the breast-rebuilding process, meaning that for Peacock's customers, the trip to the tattoo parlor is the last phase of a long and painful cosmetic process.
But the result, they say, is worth it.

"Before I had the nipples done, it was literally two mounds sitting there and it did not look normal. It did not look real," said Susie Cox-Parker, 47, tattooed by Peacock after her double mastectomy in 2008. "I was like, ‘No, I'm too young, I'm not supposed to look like this, and I want to be as real and normal-looking as possible.'

"It made a big difference to me."

Read more HERE

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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.

Tattoo Events We Like in October 2011

Here are some of the charity tattoo events and nationwide tattoo events that we like in October of 2011. 

Tattoo-a-Thon to Benefit Food Bank

The first-annual Tattoo-A-Thon to benefit RI Community Food Bank will be held at PowerLine Tattoo on Reservoir Avenue on Oct. 29.
By Kimberly Goldthwait

On Saturday, Oct. 29th, PowerLine Tattoo will be holding its first annual Spooktacular Tattoo-A-Thon. Artists Evan Olin, Jay Blackburn, Mike Ladoux and Shane Baker have created over 20 pieces of custom original autumn and Halloween flash.
“These pieces will only be available that day.” sais owner Evan Olin. “After the 29th, we will retire them until next year’s event.”
Some examples of the artwork are accompanying this article, but all of the pieces will be available to view on the PowerLine Tattoo website.
The proceeds from this event, will go directly to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The doors will open at 11 a.m. and artist will donate their time, equipment, and materials on a first come first serve basis. While you are waiting, there will be snacks and Halloween flicks to watch.
“We want the event to be an all out Halloween Bash” says Kara Olin, VP of PowerLine Tattoos. “We are wearing costumes and are encouraging all of our clients to do the same.” 
The Cost for each piece will be $60 or $50 with the donation of two can goods.
Doors open at 11am and close at 9pm. Artist will stay to accommodate anyone who arrives during that window.

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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.

Are People Still Fired Over Tattoos?

Apparently this Mansfield, Ohio woman says she was.

Mansfield Woman Claims She Was Fired For Tattoo

October 24, 2011
MANSFIELD, Ohio - Abby Carper of Mansfield said she was fired for her body art.

Carper, a home health care worker, said he was terminated because of her tattoos, even though she had them when she was hired.

She has tattoos on her arm, her shoulder, her back and she still plans to get more. They include a fairy, a dragon, and her children's names.

Carper said when she was hired a few months ago by Care Companions of Ohio, her tattoos were not an issue.

"Most elderly men I take care of are veterans and I've seen naked ladies on their arms, bulldogs for Marines, anchors. You name it, I've seen it," said Carper.

Then two weeks ago, the 31-year-old Mansfield mother of five said she was told her body art didn't belong in her line of work.

Carper's mother told ONN's Denise Alex that it should be the quality of the care, not the tattoos, that matters.

ONN-TV tried contacting Care Companions of Ohio, but they not yet responded.

Carper said she plans to filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission alleging discrimination.

Carper is now working as a home health aid at another Mansfield company.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration estimates more than 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo.

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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.

Most Tattooed Man Makes Guinness World Records for Sixth Time

We love this stuff… check out the pictures of Lucky Diamond Rich at the link… and if you want to get in the running to challenge him for your own Guinness World Record, contact Inflicting Ink Tattoo at (401) 683-5680.

Geelong tattoo artist holds Guinness World Record as most tattooed man

by Alex Sampson
September 23, 2011
GEELONG tattoo artist Lucky Diamond Rich has inked his name in the Guinness World Record books for the sixth time running.

For the sixth year in a row, he's been listed in the Guiness World Records book as the most tattooed man in the world, the Geelong Advertiser reports.

He has had his entire body (and he means entire) covered in tattoos, not once, but twice.

Lucky said he has never been inhibited in any way by his physical appearance and was told by his parents as a child to do whatever made him happy.

"I've lived like that since I was a little boy and have had a life beyond my wildest dreams,'' he said.

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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.

Tattoos Gaining Acceptance

Among mainstream tattoo lovers, acceptance has always been an issue. Whether you’re an executive, or a mechanic, there has always been at least one location where your body art has not been welcome – typically, at work.

Happily however, those days are coming to an end as more and more people become open-minded about tattoos and those who sport them. 

The buzz on body art

September 23, 2011
There are many ways a person can express himself or herself artistically.
Correction: Darl Papple, an artist at Magic Touch worked Wednesday on the "Dungeons and Dragons" tattoo. It was reported earlier that Tim Evitts was the artist.
So, why get a tattoo — a piece of art you can't sell off or return to a retailer?
"Everyone expresses themselves differently," said Tim Evitts, owner and artist at Pinckney's Magic Touch Tattoo. "I say, to each their own. If people like them, that's fine. If people don't, that's fine, too."
Once thought of as art for bikers and thugs, more and more people today are opting for body art. The art form has become much more accepted than in the past, Evitts said.
Mike "Bagz" Bagwell, a six-year ink artist at Howell's Eternal Tattoos and Eternal Ink, said he's seen firsthand the misconceptions some people have of those with tattoos.
"When my wife and I bought our house, there was an older couple in the house next to ours who have since becomes friends but thought, 'Oh, no, this guy has tattoos. There goes the neighborhood,' " said Bagwell, a Clarkston resident.
"It was like they were judging me from the get-go," Bagwell continued. "He had a tree that fell in his yard, and I was the first one over there with my saw to help him cut it up. So, yeah, I do get stereotyped at times."
The art is more widely accepted in today's society, but tattoos aren't without risk.
Infections, such as hepatitis and HIV, are possible, as dirty needles can pass infection from one person to another, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Anyone wanting to get a tattoo should also make sure their artist uses a single-use needle," said James Henry, supervisor for the Livingston County Department of Public Health.
"Watch them take the needle out of the packaging. You can even ask the artist to sterilize their equipment. You may even want to watch them wash their hands, too," he said.
The FDA has also reported allergies to various ink pigments in both permanent and temporary tattoos have been reported and can cause problems. Unwanted scar tissue may form when getting or removing a tattoo. People may have swelling or burning in the tattoo when having an MRI, according to the FDA.
Read more HERE

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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.