Tattoo removal booming as people pay to make old ink go away
JOYCE GANNON, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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PITTSBURGH (AP)
When his tattoo removal shops in Lawrenceville and Penn Hills reopened last spring after state-ordered business shutdowns to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic, Wes South noticed sales quickly surpassed what he expected from pent-up demand.
“Some people wanted to make some big, life-changing decisions,” said Mr. South. “Maybe they had more time to look in the mirror and saw tattoos they didn’t want post-COVID.”
Whether weeks spent in lockdown convinced clients to erase past mistakes or lighten their existing body art to prepare for future cover-ups, the surge in business helped Mr. South’s Disappearing Ink recoup some pandemic losses.
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