Removing Tattoos are Painful in Many Ways

Ask people why they got a tattoo, and some will tell you it seemed like a good idea at the time but now, many have changed their minds. But getting rid of a tattoo isn’t easy.

Looking at the 14 giant stars and the yellow and orange flames on his arm, Chris Fletcher says, “I grew up a little I guess. I was trying to start thinking about careers; jobs so didn’t want to have a tattoo all over my arm.”

Chris Fletcher and his ex-wife, who is now married to someone else, say the matching tattoos are embarrassing. So much so, she asked us not to use her name or show her face.

“At the time I didn’t think about it but now I’ve had my son and it obviously bothers me,” she says.

houstonlaserqrcodeThey came to Dr. Esta Kronberg, a Houston dermatologist, to remove the tattoos. And she says their story is one she hears often.   Read more article from ABCLocal in Houston

by Christi Meyers