martes, 19 de junio de 2007

Erasing Tattoos, Out of Regret or for a New Canvas


Vocabulary

Canvas: A piece of such fabric on which a painting, especially an oil painting, is executed.
Fence-sitter: One who takes a position of neutrality or indecision, as in a controversial matter.
Pristine: remaining in a pure state
Wedding Gown: wedding dress
Wobbly: unsteady
Sprawl: To spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion

Personal Reaction


Tattoos have been used for ages. In the begginings they were used to show changes in life status but actually they are used as a fashion accessory. But as they are getting more and more common, regretting become a constant.
Laser tattoo removal has emerged as a solution. The process consists on a series of laser shots to break down tattoo pigments. Each session must be one month away from each other and the whole process might take several months. One special laser is used for each colour. It is a very costly, time consuming and painful technique but many people just do it in order to clean up the skin to get a new one. Different procedures are being investigated in order to make things easier. Dermatologist say that nurses are able to do the removal but they think it is better to turn to someone specialized that has studied what to do in the case of an allergic reaction or different mishaps.

There is one new invention which development might change the future of tattooing: a type of ink encapsulated in beads that breaks up with a special laser after only one treatment. It si not on the market yet but It will change the art of tattoing. If it works people will not have to worry about regretting after getting a tatoo. The procedure will surely be more expensive but it will not be as painful and time consuming as old techniques.

2 comentarios:

anto dijo...

Hi Ale!!! How are you??? long time no see... lol... I liked this article, mostly becase, having made a tatoo myself, I liked to be informed of the inovations... see you in class...

Julls Gonzalez dijo...

I think that tattoos are a beautiful and a very artistical way tu show some importants things, but in general, nowadays they are very common in teenagers and they do this just because it is a way to show that they are really fashion and sometimes to show that they are heavy.
In many cultures tattos are very important, for example fo the Ona tribe, indians that used to live in Tierra del Fuergo, tattoos were a way to show their feelings or they were very common when they had important event.
If you want to have a tattoo, my advice is to think it twice because it has to be a design that likes you for a long, beacuse it is very common to regret about it and for removing it is very expensive.