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The price of Ink | Noosa Today
By Margaret Maccoll
Tattoo regret is so real in Noosa that tattooed locals are each week visiting tattooists to have their tattoos remodelled or tattoo removalists to have them erased.
Tattoos have been recorded in use by civilisations for various reasons for about 5000 years. In recent years they have become increasingly popular and more socially acceptable in western culture and whether people get them as a dare, a form of body art, to signify a particular event, a loved one or to identify with a particular group many discover the forever art just isn’t for them.
Tattoo Junction owner Karl Swallow is asked once or twice a week for a tattoo redo.
The tattooist said the most common reason was to change the name of an…
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