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‘I want to reclaim my skin’: Why these people are removing their tattoos

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Tattoos may not be forever anymore, thanks to improved laser technology and easier access to technicians trained to remove them. But they can take years — and thousands of dollars — to fade. Four people share why they are saying goodbye to their tattoos.

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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Zach Gilyard, an art director in Brooklyn, got his first tattoo as a senior in high school, he did what most teens do: He didn't tell his parents. But not for the reasons you might think: Gilyard's father and older brothers have a lot of tattoos, and Gilyard, like his mother, thought he'd never join them. Still, in 2006, on a whim, he got a winged foot on his ankle to represent running, and kept it from his family. “I…

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
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