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Are red ink tattoos impossible to completely remove? (photo)

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I got this done as a cover up. And long story short...I don't like it. I've come to find out that red ink is one of the hardest ones to remove and now I feel like such an idiot for not just lasering the first tattoo away in the first place. I've searched all over the web and have not found any successfully removed red ink tattoos. They all have obvious red lines that look like a nasty rash. My question is....would getting this completely removed be impossible? I don't want to make another stupid decision.

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