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with pigment. McCune said he would not use this method, because it commonly causes third-degree burns.
Incision removal is another option. This method uses a scalpel and could leave a scar. He said this method was generally used by those who wanted quick removal of smaller tattoos.
The most common method, McCune said, was laser removal. Laser removal works with different wavelengths. The light is soaked up by the laser and converted into heat energy. The heating of the dye under the skin is so fast it causes particles to rupture into smaller sizes that your skin can then begin to break down. After treatment, he said, the tattoo wouldn't look any different, but over time he said it would begin to fade.
But with many tattoos this process could take more than a year. McCune said different wavelengths would only pick up certain colors, so generally multiple sessions were necessary.
The color white, he said, would never leave the skin. Red, purple and orange are the easiest colors to remove because the laser match is better and much more absorbent.
An amateur tattoo is generally easier to clear than one done professionally. McCune said. Older tattoos and deeper tattoos will take more treatments.
Fifteen to 30 treatments are generally necessary to clear a tattoo, he said. Treatments must be at least four weeks apart. The number of treatments isn't estimated by the size of the tattoo, but rather the density of the ink in the skin.
Kansas City Laser and Skin Surgery Center charges $330 for the initial five sessions, $220 for sessions six through 10 and $110 for every session after that. Incision removal costs about $500.
The Dermatology Center of Lawrence,
930 Iowa St., removes tattoos by demabrasion, which costs from $300 to
$1,000 depending on the size. Incision removal is also available for about $300
Suddenly the tattoo that may have cost $100 at the parlor would cost $3,200 for the average 15 monthly sessions to be removed.
to $500.
Although McCune said he formerly saw mostly older people removing tattoos of things like naked women from their forearms once the grandchildren began asking questions, he said he now saw younger people getting the costly procedure.
"It itens like a really great idea at the moment," he said. "But down the road a way, like the first time Mom and Dad sees it or they get into the job market, there are a lot of reasons young people decide to get them off."
Shane Hart, tattoo artist at Shane Hart's Studio of Tattooing, 832 Isa St., said he touches up or corrects tattoos. Skin Illustrations also will correct a tattoo. Neither studio has a special fee for the service, but charges on a case by case basis.
To avoid receiving a poorly done tattoo, Hart suggests looking at the artist's portfolio and watching him work if possible.
Hart and Eichs said they asked their clients to really consider what they were asking them to brand their skin with. They both said they didn't like tattooing names or initials.
"It's really best to figure a tattoo is permanent," Hart said. "A lot of people like to think now you can just go out and get it removed but you should really consider it as permanent part of your body."
"It's in a spot that even when I get old and wrinkly it won't be obvious," she said. "Plus it's a part of my Japanese heritage and personality. It's not like it's the name of a boyfriend who I'll break up with in a few months. I don't think I'll get it removed."
Sarah Townson, Shawnee freshman, went to Skin Illustrations and got a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for laughter and smile on her lower back. She said she wouldn't regret getting the tattoo.
Contact Burhenn at mburhenn@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jeremy Clarkson.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Professors at the University of Iowa have a secret weapon in their fight to help the school rebound after losing millions of dollars in state budget cuts.
Professors have bake sale to raise money to fill budget gap
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They want to hold a bake sale.
"Obviously, it is unlikely that a bake sale will raise the approximately $40 million in lost funding," said engineering professor Wilfrid Nixon. But "there's clearly a public relations aspect to this."
The Iowa Faculty Senate approved a resolution by a 15-10 vote Tuesday to have the sale.
"It is better to bake a brownie than curse the cuts," said Nixon, who proposed the resolution. The plan now goes to the faculty council.
All money will go to student programs, such as scholarships.
Not all senators found the idea palatable. Some said it would send the wrong message: that faculty members had enough time to bake.
"I think this could backfire on us," said Charles Lynch, a professor in the College of Public Health.
Sheldon Kurtz, a law professor, joked that critics could turn around and say to the faculty, "Let them eat cake."
Adolescent Memphis 'junior earns academic success early
But first he has to enter his teens. Alexander is only 12.
JACKSON, Tenn. — Alexander Brueggeman is a junior at the University of Memphis who hopes one day to get a doctorate in plant molecular genetics from Harvard or MIT.
On Monday, he got word that he was the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarship. At first, he thought it was a joke.
"I was thinking, 'Cool,'" he said. "But it was April 1, so I thought maybe it was an April Fools' joke."
"When he was 6 years old, we started with first grade, but Alex needed more," said Gay McCarter, Brueggeman's mother. "He did four years of work — tests and homework — in less than seven months."
Brueggeman's parents quickly realized there was something different about their child when they began to educate him at home.
Brueggeman was at the high school level by age 8 and was attending classes at Jackson State Community College and Lambuth University a year later.
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