Tattoo Removal Creams Can't Help This Girl -- And They Can't Help You
Remember this Belgian teenager who got 56 stars tattooed on her face and then lied about how it happened? She's probably wishing something -- anything -- could help those stars disappear. So how about a tattoo cream?
A couple of our regular contributors -- consumer safety guru Marie Czenko Kuechel and Virginia Beach dermatologist Dr. Arnold R. Oppenheim -- say no way. Marie tells a RealSelf member that tattoo removal creams are "unsafe, high doses of prescriptive chemical that will burn your skin and cause significant scaring in the least, and potentially skin loss." And Dr. Oppenheim adds, "It would create a scar far uglier than the tattoo."
If all else fails, maybe Kimberley Vlaminck can claim it was a gang initiation thing -- and get them removed for free.
More on RealSelf
- How you can safely get your tattoos removed -- our doctors weigh in.
- Everything you wanted to know about tattoo removal -- our users review.
- RealSelf gallery -- the befores and afters.
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