| Most couples who had their wedding ring tattoos | | | | Some couples engraved their partner's names or |
| on their fingers often find out the hard way that | | | | the wedding date on their fingers. In the case of |
| love may not be as permanent as the inked | | | | Baywatch babe Pam Anderson, it was "Tommy" |
| symbols on their fingers. Divorce is more popular | | | | for former hubby Tommy Lee. When the two |
| today than ever before and ironically, most | | | | split up, Anderson had the tattoo promptly |
| divorces are even easier to have than having | | | | changed from "Tommy" to "Mommy". Talk about |
| tattooed wedding rings removed! | | | | clever! |
| So what do you do when you are picking up the | | | | Another procedure, which is probably more |
| pieces of a relationship which has gone sour and | | | | invasive and drastic than mere laser removal, is |
| you still have that painful reminder on your finger? | | | | excision. In this procedure the tattooed portion of |
| Be thankful for the examples of popular celebs | | | | your skin is cut out and the skin is resewn |
| who have ridden the same boat that you are | | | | together and allowed to heal. This will remove the |
| now on. If you want to completely remove the | | | | tattoo for good, but you'll have to go under the |
| wedding ring tattoo from your finger along with all | | | | knife to get it done. Not pretty. |
| its bitter regrets and sad memories you can | | | | A cheaper and probably the easiest alternative |
| follow in the footsteps of stand up comic Kathy | | | | does not involve the removal of your tattoo at all. |
| Griffin, who had her tattooed wedding rings | | | | You can cover it with a real wedding band if you |
| removed after her divorce from husband of five | | | | ever get married again. This will work for those |
| years, Matt Moline. Unfortunately, most people | | | | who have successfully moved on from the sad |
| often do not go for this option since laser tattoo | | | | memories of relationships gone by. Most people |
| removal is painful and it is not exactly cheap. | | | | think this is actually a good option, since although |
| However, you can now apply for cosmetic | | | | some relationships end, they are still important |
| surgery loans since tattoo removals are covered | | | | learning points in our lives. You wouldn't be in the |
| under cosmetic surgery procedures. The | | | | place that you are now in if that relationship did |
| complete removal of tattooed wedding rings is | | | | not happen, and even if the relationship did not |
| often the best option, even if its not exactly | | | | end the way you hoped it would be, you both got |
| affordable, since in time these tattoos may look | | | | happy and loving memories out of it. |
| blurry, spread out, and just plain ugly to look at. | | | | Some of these options may not be easy or |
| Another way to have a wedding ring tattoo | | | | cheap to do, and if you are really broke you'll |
| removed is dermabrasion, which is also painful | | | | have that reminder on you for the rest of your |
| although not as expensive as laser removal. | | | | life. So before you take that leap (into tattooing |
| If cost is still a problem you might want to | | | | and marriage), think long and hard before you |
| modify your tattooed wedding rings into | | | | decide. |
| something that doesn't resemble its original image. | | | | |