Maria Morava is a Newsweek reporter based ... by Katherine (@katenacious), she revealed the reason behind the tattoo removal process she was chronicling: She got the tattoo with her mother ...

Maria Azzurra Volpe ... While the average rate of a tattoo artist is about $150 an hour, and the price for a small tattoo is around $45, the average cost of laser tattoo removal is about $423 ...

“When they say (removal) doesn”t hurt as much as getting the tattoo, it”s a lie ... remove their ink for a variety of reasons, said Maria Runciman, director of the Catholic Charities ...