One Year On: Geelong Laser Tattoo Removal
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One Year On: Geelong Laser Tattoo Removal

Gone are the days where embarrassing tattoos of ex-partners’ names or tramp stamp are forever inked on your skin. Thanks to new laser technology, Jacqui Norton-Bee and the folk at Geelong Laser Tattoo Removal, you can now show your skin with pride. After almost a year, Geelong Laser Tattoo Removal has fixed the regrets felt by around 100 clients, many with multiple tattoos.
With statistics showing that up to 40 per cent of people regret their tattoos afterwards, business is booming for the local clinic. Though each client is as different as the last, their reason behind getting their tattoo removed or altered is much the same, with regret being the main driving force behind a tattoo’s removal.
“A lot of our clients feel as though they’ve outgrown their tattoo or they just don’t like it anymore,” Jacqui says. “Whatever the reason for wanting the tattoo removed they generally feel regretful, but at least there’s something that can be done about that regret.”
Jacqui has looked after many clients, and there isn’t a tattoo too weird or difficult for her to remove. “I have a client who is in his seventies and has a tattoo on each thigh – one of an island girl and one of a pirate girl. They’re great old-school tattoos that he got in the ’50s when he was in the navy. The problem is that the girls’ legs hang out the bottom of his shorts, so he’s just getting the legs of each girl removed!” Jacqui says.
Her main concern is removing the tattoos or getting them to a point where they can be covered up so that the client can live life without the burden of a cumbersome tattoo. The clinic also removes radiation tattoos for breast cancer survivors, free of charge.
“Some of our older clients say that their tattoos have had a huge impact on their lives; they’re embarrassed of them and have covered them up for years. It’s so pleasing to be able to help them. And for many of our younger clients it’s great to be able to help them toward a career goal (such as the armed forces) that their tattoos are currently preventing,” she says.
Jacqui gets a lot of joy from seeing happy clients, and she can sympathise with them as she is undergoing the same process. “I have a tattoo that I’m in the process of having removed so I can truly sympathise with my clients. I know how the regret feels, how the treatment feels and also how satisfying it is to see it fading away,” she says.
While the results speak for themselves, many people are put off by the idea that removal is more painful that getting the original tattoo, which isn’t necessarily true. “I wouldn’t say that it’s more painful. It’s a completely different feeling than being tattooed,” she says. “A palm-sized tattoo can be treated in less than a couple of minutes. We use a cooling machine which blows out air at -25 degrees to help numb the skin a little, and clients can also apply anaesthetic cream if they want.”
Once the anaesthetic is applied, a laser light passes through the top layer of skin which shatters the tattoo ink particles. These small pieces are disposed of by the lymphatic system, and after a few treatments the tattoo is gone.
So if you’ve been thinking of getting a tattoo removed, head down to Geelong Laser Tattoo Removal and see what can be done for you.
As the clinic approaches its first birthday they will be holding a few celebrations. Aside from some special offers which can be found via their Facebook (.facebook.com/GeelongLaserTattooRemoval), they’ll be having a special get together with family and friends on June 26, 5-7pm.