{"id":3338,"date":"2017-04-27T10:31:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advdermatology.com\/blog\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T18:19:56","slug":"statistics-surrounding-tattoo-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advdermatology.com\/blog\/statistics-surrounding-tattoo-regret\/","title":{"rendered":"The Statistics Surrounding Tattoo Regret and How to Avoid It"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re planning to get a tattoo, sleep on it. And not just for a night\u2014at least a few months. That\u2019s what we found when we surveyed 600 people with tattoo regret. The big takeaway: 3 out of 4 people who suffer from \u201ctattoo regret\u201d didn\u2019t plan for the tattoo beyond a few weeks. Yikes! Read on.<\/h3>\n

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Still itching to get inked?<\/strong> Keep in mind: Of the people we talked to (the majority being teenagers to twentysomethings), a whopping 78 percent regret at least one of their tattoos. And 19 percent of participants with two tattoos regret both.<\/p>\n

Planning ahead is the best way you can make sure you don\u2019t suffer from tattoo regret.<\/strong> In fact, 1 in 4 people who made a spontaneous decision to get a tattoo, regretted it within a few days. That said, there was still a small fraction of people (5 percent) who spent years thinking about getting a tattoo and regretted it within days.<\/p>\n

If you still decide that getting a tattoo is right for you, remember:<\/strong> location, location, location. Participants told us they regret getting tattoos on these spots: upper back, upper arms, hips, face and butt.<\/p>\n

Size matters.<\/strong> Apparently, the smaller your tattoo, the more likely you are to regret it. We found that 63 percent of people with a tattoo smaller than the palm of their hand regret it. However, only 2 percent of people with full-sleeves or longer, regret their tattoo. Perhaps that\u2019s because people with full-sleeves or longer spent more time thinking about it. Plus, it\u2019s easier, and faster, to get a star on your shoulder, than it is to go full-on Travis Barker.<\/p>\n

Some symbols cause more regret than others.<\/strong> You might want to think twice before you go for something tribal, a heart or roses. People were less likely to regret inking the moon, Celtic symbols or Roman numerals, but these were still in the top twenty of most regrettable tattoo content.<\/p>\n

Your emotional state before getting the tattoo could also affect your regret level.<\/strong> Here are the most common reasons why people regret their tattoos: impulsive decision (35 percent), significant meaning (29 percent), or the idea that it would make them look cool (18 percent).<\/p>\n

The more thoughtful and careful you are about your tattoo, the less likely you are to regret it. And if you do, you can always get it removed<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please feel free to share this infographic. When you do, please give credit and link to advdermatology.com<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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