Unique Tattoo Removal - What Happens If a Unique Tattoo is No Longer Unique

Nothing may more quickly send you searching for a tattoo removal cream or gel, a dermatologist armed with a laser, or a tattoo removal technician with a scraper, than discovering your unique tattoo on someone else. You were certain no one else had one exactly like it! Ergo, UNIQUE tattoo.

Imagine you've seen one too many women cross their legs revealing an ankle with the same design the tattoo artist insisted was one-of-a-kind and perfect for a lady like you. You want that supposedly unique tattoo removed!

Guys, a rope tattoo seemed unique until every dude at the gym got one. You want out of that fraternity and into the options for removal of a no-longer-unique tattoo.

A tattoo is personal, as with any art form. The old saying, "I may not know art but I know what I like," explains copycat ink. Someone sees your unique tattoo, describes it to an artist or sketches it for him, and suddenly your original gets copied.

You have options for tattoo removal, although not as many as the number of designs for allegedly "unique tattoos" being sold.

The least expensive, but effective and private way to nix a (not) unique tattoo requires a topical tattoo removal cream or gel. You repeatedly apply it to the tattoo, and over time the art fades. Women often just want to reach the point that a little makeup covers the less-than-unique tattoo.

Men or women frequently want more complete fading, especially if what makes the tattoo unique is a unique name of a former lover.

Your tattoo is no loner unique, but many tattoo removal creams and gels are often unique, proprietary formulas. None should promise fast results. Removing a unique tattoo or a common design takes time, repeated treatments, and patience. The lighter the result the more time you should allow. It can take up to a year to downsize that tat. Why?

Tattoo ink runs deep; well into several layers of skin below the surface.

Topical, at-home tattoo removal creams and gels bring to the surface your previously unique tat ink, taking advantage of the human ability to shed skin cells and make new ones. Of course, the body doesn't care if the cells once formed a unique tattoo. Topical removers often work best accompanied by a little light rubbing on the surface with an exfoliating pad or device to encourage new cell growth.

It will also take several applications of a tattoo removal cream or gel to banish that unique tat. Topical tattoo solutions remove the top layers of the skin while preventing new layers of skin from developing pigment. Over time the tattooed layers of skin get closer to the skin's surface and eventually appear faded or erased depending on the depth of the colors and the size of the tattoo.

Laser tattoo removal also requires repeated sessions, at several hundred dollars a pop. Given the time it takes to remove a tattoo, some people decide the price of uniqueness is steep. A laser burns deep into the layers of skin to dissolve the ink for elimination. The invasive nature of the procedure hurts in a way getting the tattoo did not. A local anesthetic makes the laser blasts tolerable.

Last, but not the least expensive, is dermabrasion. A technician scrapes away skin layers, not-so-gently encouraging new cells to replace the inked cells. You will want an anesthetic if you choose to abrade what the French call pas tatouage unique: (literally, "not unique tattoo"). It may sound better in French, but it still hurts.

In any language, you have options for saying fini to that once unique tat: tattoo removal using creams or gels, laser tattoo removal, or dermabrasion.

John Sate is interested in writing about alternative solutions to problems. John suggests learning more about the topical tattoo remover Tat-Med. For more information, please visit the TatMed blog.

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If you enjoy decorating cakes or cupcakes, you know that there are certain cake decoration supplies that you need to keep on hand. But, let's say your child comes home from school, and announces that you have just been volunteered to bring a load of cupcakes to the next open house, which happens to be tomorrow!

Most parents have been faced with this dilemma at least once. But, there is no reason to get stressed or exasperated by your last-minute "assignment." Here are a few creative cake decorating techniques that will have you feeling more confident in minutes!

OK. So you probably already have the ingredients you need to whip up a quick buttercream frosting. Or you have a package of store-bought icing. No problem. You also have a few boxes of cake mix handy, which you keep around, "just in case."

So, today is that "just in case" day! But, because you really do enjoy decorating cakes, you refuse to just slap some frosting on some cupcakes and throw them in a box.

You want your display to be eye-catching! And why not? There is probably a reason why you are the person who was "volunteered" for cupcake duty.

This is where we bring in some unofficial cake decoration supplies you have hanging around your own yard or garden. And you might not have even known it!

First, think of the time of year. If it's autumn, you can line a tray with colorful leaves, and arrange fall flowers around and in between each cupcake.

In keeping with the autumn theme, you can make a quick stencil or cut-out from a lightweight cardboard in the shape of a maple leaf, and frost each cupcake in the shape of the leaf.

For winter theme, you can gather some pine cones or spruce branches and line the tray in the same way you did with the autumn leaves. If you happen to have candy canes lying around the house, you can add those to the display as well.

The same goes for spring and summer themes. Use whatever flowers and leaves that are in bloom at the time. Even dandelions and clover from the lawn can look absolutely beautiful among bright green leaves!

If you happen to have some checkered napkins and baskets, you can make a quick "picnic theme" display.

Depending on where you live, you can find wonderful additions to your cache of cake decoration supplies. For example, sea shells and sand, river stones, and gourds.

And, once you begin to look around the house, you'll likely find other items you can add as well, such as ribbons, tissue paper, wrapping paper, various seasonal decorations, scraps of pretty material, colorful dinner napkins, etc.

If you find yourself in a pinch and don't have a lot of standard cake decoration supplies like the decorator tips for roses or piping, don't panic. There's nothing wrong with taking a butter knife and swirling some of that simple frosting on the top of the cupcakes without fanfare. Not all cake decorating techniques need to be technical!

Take a look around the kitchen that you can also use that you might not have ordinarily thought of using on the cake or display. Do you have mini-marshmallows? Chocolate chips? Some raspberry or other jam? These can be used as toppings as well.

It's not a bad idea to keep a list of everyday items that you have around the house that you'll be able to call on when you find yourself in a pinch or faced with a last-minute "cupcake duty." With a little imagination, your "last-minute" efforts can look as though you prepared for at least a week!

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