07/18/2026
HOW TATTOO REMOVAL CHANGED MY LIFE (vulnerability warning):
Long before Bonsai Tattoo Removal existed, I had a tattoo on each arm that I got while I was 1) 18 yrs old, 2) drunk, 3) wasn’t planning on getting a tattoo that day. And I did that on 2 completely separate occasions. Progressively as I got older, I became more and more embarrassed by them.
At the pool, on dates, at the gym…anywhere my shirt would come off, I was ashamed. Having to explain myself. “What do they mean?….Why a spider?…An alien?” But worse than that was when people didn’t say anything but I could feel the judgement. I had absolutely no good reason or answer why I got them other than sometimes when you’re 18, drunk, and bored, mistakes get made.
The real impact was bigger than what other people thought of me though. It was what I thought about myself when I looked in the mirror. They lowered the respect I had for myself. And the lack of respect affected so many other areas of my life- my fitness, health, finances, relationships, the list goes on. I subconsciously didn’t feel worthy of being successful in any of those areas.
I’m SO incredibly grateful that I decided to seek out a place to remove them. The alien we fully removed. The spider, I faded for a coverup done by And as the skin on my arms transformed something magical happened- I began to gain more respect for myself.
I started taking better care of myself. Going to the gym more. Planning for my future. The benefits of them fading were WAY more than just no ugly tattoos. I began to feel worthy again. I got in shape, stopped being embarrassed, and felt like I was given a 2nd chance
And then I realized- “What a cool way to be able to help other people” 🤔
So, I started Bonsai Tattoo Removal. This business was not started to make money. This business was started to help people. Do we make a profit? Of course. But that’s not our primary mission, and why we charge a reasonable rate for what we do. The number one reason Bonsai Tattoo Removal exists is because it has changed my life in SO many ways beyond different looking skin. And I hope to have the opportunity to help as many people as possible achieve the same.