Vanishing Tattoos

I picked this up off an article on the CNN wed site. Tattoo nation -- the U.S. is getting inked http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/10/tattoo.nation.ap/index.html Side effects Freedom-2 LLC, a Philadelphia company co-founded by Anderson, hopes to launch the first of two lines of not-so-permanent tattoo inks next year, though without FDA approval. To create the ink, pigments would be encapsulated in a polymer and the microcapsules injected into the skin. A tattoo would be permanent only as long as its wearer wanted it to be. It would only take a few pulses of a laser to break open the capsules and release the ink into the body to be safely absorbed, said Martin Schmieg, the company's president and chief executive officer. A second ink, to be available in 2008, would rely on the same technology, except the capsules would dissolve on their own. Depending on the version, the tattoos would naturally vanish after six months, 12 months or 24 months

Thanks for the post but Dr John gave us this link yesterday...good try tho and interesting!!!

Sorry, I admit I didn’t read all of the previous day’s posts. I usually do, most of them are enlightening if not entertaining.

Oh not a prob man thanks anyway and keep postin!!!...TAz

Ok so I have heard this and have thrown around the idea (not that I would use it without years of trials) but why would someone go through the pain and expense to have the tattoo applied and then either removed (so to speak) by laser and more$$$ or on the other end of the spectrum have it fade out in 6 months to a year???? Is it just me or does it sound like a scam? But again on the other hand if it did work, it would give not only the client and "crutch" so if they didn't like it...in a year it would be gone. Also, giving the artists an almost guaranteed growing customer base to work with.... Just my thoughts.... M