>>One of his friends looked like a victim of a shrapnel grenade with all the hardware and color on him - I still give him grief about it (we get along fine by the way). Over the last few years (he's 24 now) he has spent thousands of $$ trying to get rid of the tatoos and on medical bills. He has told me repeatedly that he wished his mother had forbid the stuff like I did.
>
>I have been predicting for a while that tattoo removal will be a huge growth industry. Not joking. All this appearance stuff goes in cycles (the main reason being it's a reaction to those who came before you). In this case reversal is going to be a lot more painful and costly than the cost of a haircut.

Tattoo removal scars - the fashion of the 20-teens :)