Tattoos are supposed to be permanent and personal. But what happens when you outgrow them? | Unpublished
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Author: Erin Anderssen
Publication Date: June 6, 2025 - 13:15

Tattoos are supposed to be permanent and personal. But what happens when you outgrow them?

June 6, 2025
There’s no magic eraser for life’s messy canvas, as 22-year-old Charlotte Ahern could tell you firsthand if she wasn’t holding her breath through the pain.Once a month, Ms. Ahern sits in a dentist-type chair, dons protective glasses and cranks the volume on her noise-cancelling headphones, usually to Pink Floyd’s The Great Gig In the Sky.


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