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Tattoos might be fun and cool to have , but if you're having second thoughts about them, London has clinics with student friendly pricing to have them removed.

Getting rid of tattoos has become a great headache for some students once they are ready for their professional life.

Here comes an opportunity for the students to remove their tattoos by availing the student offers in Precision Laser Tattoo Removal clinic.

“It’s not our goal to be the cheapest tattoo removal. It’s our goal to be the best and we wanted to be reasonable enough, so we do offer the students with 30 per cent off discounts on tattoo removal,” said Debra Taylor, who opened the first and only laser clinic in London specialising in tattoo removal.

Taylor noted that they have been using two types of lasers for the removal of tattoos and the duration of the treatment depends upon the colour and size of the tattoos, the immune system and the skin type of the person.

“For some patients we provide treatments for seven sessions and some can be removed within the [first] few sessions” Taylor said.

Lisa McClelland, who is a graduate of the Fanshawe nursing program got her two tattoos removed successfully.

“I got my tattoos five years ago but I just decided a couple of years ago that I don’t want tattoos on my body anymore and I feel better after removing my tattoo,” McClelland, who is now nurse, said.

“Immediately after enduring the treatment it is a bit painful but then the pain subsides around two to three days, it doesn’t hurt so bad that I don’t want to come back.”

McClelland said getting laser tattoo removal is less painful than one would think, and after researching online for the right place to have her tattoo removed, Mc- Clelland chose Precision.

“I travelled 12 times to Toronto for my treatment, I am very fortunate that Debra opened this clinic so that I can get my treatment done here,” she stated.

Linda Fernando, student in her final year at Fanshawe, shared her opinion on tattoo removal.

“Getting tattoos on the body is really painful; but tattoos become the trend and more youngsters today have tattoos on their body; this is really a good opportunity for someone who wants their natural body back,” Fernando said.

“It is really recommended for the patients to decide in both getting tattoo removal and getting a tattoo, people should do their research and make sure that they are going to a provider who is qualified enough and knows what they are doing” Taylor said.

Both getting and removing tattoos is a painful process, so it is important to remember that skin is the permanent part of our body and people need to think before they get their tattoos because tattoo removal is an intercut process and it can’t be guaranteed.