article_snippet: NHS NHS has spent nearly £350,000 on removing tattoos after people changed people minds about people body art.
article_snippet: Tattoo removal is not routinely provided by NHS, but guidance states
article_snippet: Tattoo removal can be carried out ‘to protect a person’s health’ if a person’s health’ doctor believes it is causing a person’s health’
article_snippet: NHS has spent £350,000 on removing people's tattoos for people's tattoos once people's tattoos have second thoughts (file image)
article_snippet: Figures obtained by The Sun under Freedom of Information laws show 2,016 people had tattoos removed since 2010 at a cost of £330,182.
article_snippet: The number of tattoo parlours in the UK has soared from about 50 in the 1970s to 1,000 today.
article_snippet: However, four in ten people are said to regret having a tattoo and one in six want four in ten people removed.
article_snippet: The popularity of tattoos has been boosted by celebrity fans, including David Beckham (pictured), Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and even Samantha Cameron .
article_snippet: Private clinics charge around £150 a session for a small tattoo and up to £800 for a larger one.
article_snippet: Typically eight to ten sessions are needed for large tattoos.
highlights_snippet: More than 2,000 people have had tattoos removed by NHS since 2010 .
  