Anthony Perez literally began his life in prison. His mother gave birth to him while she was incarcerated. From there it was a long and difficult road to where he is today, a successful substance use disorder counselor in northern […]
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Benefits of tattoo removal: new USC Keck School of Medicine study shows mental health and job gains
Plenty of anecdotal evidence points to the positive benefits of tattoo removal. But there have been few real-life studies to highlight this fact – at least, not until recently. Seven medical students at the University of Southern California Keck School […]
Generation Diamond launches Nebraska’s first in-prison tattoo removal program
Generation Diamond, the only provider of free and low-cost tattoo removal services in Nebraska, has launched the state’s – and one of the nation’s — first in-prison tattoo removal programs. This is the latest step for the nonprofit organization, which […]
Northern Californian city of Santa Rosa launches tattoo removal program to support fresh starts for residents
Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 in Sonoma County north of San Francisco, launched a tattoo removal program at the beginning of this year that could serve as an example for other communities to follow. As part of the Santa […]
Learn How Your Nonprofit Can Launch Life-Changing Tattoo Removal Services – by checking out an Astanza webinar
Do you work for a nonprofit that might be thinking about adding tattoo removal to the services you offer to those in reentry? A recent Astanza webinar, which the company offers on a regular basis, explains exactly how you can […]
Erasing stigma: Medical researchers validate tattoo removal as important healthcare service
After conducting two scientific studies that concentrate on tattoo removal among people of color, Dr. Jo Marie Reilly, a professor of family medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, decided to take the research one step […]
New studies focus on tattoo removal in people of color who were formerly incarcerated or gang members
Until recently, little research has been done on tattoo removal performed on people of color. A sad fact, considering that the majority of people with tattoos leaving gangs and many leaving prison represent Hispanic ethnic groups and blacks. Dr. Jo […]
Southwest Tattoo Removal Program offers free tattoo removals in San Antonio, Texas
In the latest article in our series on organizations that offer free and low-cost tattoo removals, we’d like to introduce Loretta Kent, the founder of the Southwest Tattoo Removal Program, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in San Antonio, Texas. It all began […]
TakeTatt and ReversaTatt offer free tattoo removals in Ohio and Florida as part of unique business model
A part of our series on businesses that do free and low-cost tattoo removals, we’d like to introduce Wes Henderson, co-founder of TakeTatt and ReversaTatt, two companies that operate tattoo removal in a very unique, flexible and expandable way. It […]
How nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses can increase their practice’s business by offering free tattoo removals to qualified patients
Are you a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or registered nurse who offers laser tattoo removal services at a med spa or other facility and would like to increase that business through free publicity — and serve your community at the […]