So if you're considering permanent ink, take the necessary steps to reduce your risk of tattoo regret.

Ms. Mifflin deals, too, with the matter of tattoo regret.

"My suspicion is that along with that, the tattoo regret factor will only grow as people get older."

Those afflicted with tattoo regret will have company: as we plod through the primaries, watch for voter’s remorse.

This is consistent with a recent survey from the United Kingdom which found that nearly one-third of people suffer from tattoo regret.

Suffering from 'tattoo regret'

The American Academy of Dermatology reports tattoo regret is common in the United States.

Tattoo regret is formed on the analogy of buyer’s regret, more vividly and widely expressed as buyer’s remorse.

TATTOOS might be all the rage but tattoo regret is just as common.

Tattoo Regret (Or Sun Remorse)?

"Maybe women are getting more tattoos than they used to," Mr. Morel said, "or maybe they just have a higher level of tattoo regret than men."

"But as your life changes from young to middle-aged to older, from single to married to divorced, you get tattoo regret, so we think the tattoo removal market will increase as well."

Check out the video to find out if Adam has any tattoo regrets and tune in to The Insider With Yahoo on TV tonight for the latest in entertainment news.

Seeing the high demand for tattoo removal services in the mid-Atlantic region by qualified medical professionals, George decided to open his own business, Baltimore Tattoo Removal, to address widespread "tattoo regret."

Etymology of the dermatology: Earliest use I can find of nostalgia for an unmarked epidermis is a headline above a 1989 Times column by Lawrence K. Altman, M.D.: “For Those With Tattoo Regret, Here’s Hope.”