More than 5,000 tattoo aficionados attended the London based international
tattoo convention. The convention further solidified the fact that the
tattooing and tattoo removal industries are still strong even in economic
gloom and doom. Artists and fans flew from Singapore and Mexico to see some
of the industries finest and newest trends. With the influx of tattoo fans,
parlors and artists in the market, it is likely that tattoo removal will
increase in 2009-2010 as well. Since the trend has always been with an
increase in tattooing (especially among Generation Y), there is an increase
in tattoo removal due.

Just yesterday we noted that the removal industry has also seen positive
returns during the global financial crisis. This has been due in part to
competitiveness in the workplace, vying for jobs or simply buyers remorse.
Regardless both tattooing and tattoo removal seem to be on the rise
worldwide.

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