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Finally came to peace with the tattoo

It's been a year since I got this tattoo. I told myself I would wait a year before doing anything to remove or modify it. It bothered me so much at first. I took tons of pictures and would spend hours STARING at it. But over time I've come to see it as part of me. It doesn't grab my attention as much as it used to and I've come to appreciate how it looks on my leg. I think that continuing the tattoo up my leg one day will make it even better, but for now I'm going to wait a little longer until I'm totally used to it. I've decided not to remove it. It is a beautiful tattoo, I just wasn't used to such big art on my body.

I hope anyone struggling with a really nice tattoo that just may have been placed on the wrong body part finds acceptance too. If not, removal is also a great option. But I've come to be happy with my body and all the tattoos on it. :)

I got this tattoo about six months ago. It is my...

I got this tattoo about six months ago. It is my tenth tattoo and my second that is this large. I have always loved tattoos and was planning on getting full sleeves, my entire back done, etc. But since I got this tattoo I no longer want any other ones. The tattoo is gorgeous and I thought about it for months before getting it. But it's huge! I wasn't expecting it to be as big as it is. I love my legs, I think my calves are my best attribute and I feel like I ruined my leg. Because it's so huge and colourful I know it would be incredibly expensive and time consuming to get rid of it, and I already spent so much money on it. But it just looks so out of place and the contrast with the rest of my body is absurd. I genuinely feel depressed because of it and I've completely lost interest in getting more tattoos. Normally tattoos uplift me but this one is absolutely crushing my self esteem.
Some people have suggested getting my whole leg done so it doesn't stick out so strangely but my exact problem is that my leg is covered. It's only six months old and I told myself I would wait at least a year before doing anything about it in case my opinion changes. But I still feel pretty bad about it and I hate it when people draw attention to it. Again, I think the tattoo is beautiful, but at the same time I feel like it's ruined one of the only parts of my body that I actually like. It also made my mom cry when she saw it, a reaction she's never had to any of my other tattoos, so that just made me feel even worse. The fact that it's on my calf makes it pretty impossible to ignore, too.
Is there anyone here who feels like they ruined a body part with a tattoo, and perhaps found peace with it? I can't afford a removal and the tattoo itself is so nice that it would be a shame. I just wish I could somehow put it on a different part of my body. :/