A young woman has revealed how a face tattoo has ruined her confidence and left her struggling to find a job.
Bailey Boin, from South Australia, has an outline of a black butterfly tattooed above her left eyebrow - a visible ink she said she got because she once wanted to 'st and out'.
And while she has received plenty of attention for her facial marking, it is a type of recognition that comes with challenges.
'I don't have the confidence to look for a job because I don't feel like I am being taken seriously,' Ms Boin told Today Tonight.
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Bailey Boin from South Australia (pictured) has revealed how a face tattoo has left her feeling less confident and prevented her from wanting to apply for work
Ms Boin said while there was a time in her life when she loved the attention the tattoo gave her, she now wants nothing more than to 'blend in'.
'I get attention everywhere I go, whether it's ordering food, or being asked about it, being asked if I regret it, being asked if I am employed' she said.
She said her tatt oo has become a liability because it means people see her in a certain way and she can't present herself as a professional when she applies for jobs.
Tattoo regret isn't uncommon with research by McCrindle revealing a third of Australians don't like their ink - and one in 10 have looked into removal processes.
Ms Boin said her tattoo has become a liability because it means people see her in a certain way and she can't present herself as a professional when she applies for jobs
Rather than resign herself to living with a decision that has impacted her future, Ms Boin has decided to get her tattoo removed.
She's signed up for treatment with a South Australian tattoo removal business, LaserTat, who have launched an initiative offering free tattoo removal.
Fresh Start - the first service of its kind in Australia - covers the cos t of removing an unwanted tattoo, an expense which can range from $500 to $8,000.
Tattoos in Australia - the statistics:* Research by McCrindle Australia revealed of 1,013 Australians questioned 1 in 5 (20%) individuals have one or more tattoos. This is up from 19% in 2016.
* While most Australians with a tattoo got their first between the ages of 18 and 25 (51%), over a third (36%) of people got their first tattoo when aged 26 or older.
* Women are getting their first tattoo later in life than men. 16% of women were over the age of 36 when they first got their tattoo, compared to 9% of men.
* Three in five inked Australians have more than one tattoo (61%), while two in five (39%) currently have just one. A third (32%) have two to three tattoos and 14% have more than six.
* Women are more likely than men to have j ust one tattoo (42% compared to 36%), while men are more likely than women to have two to three tattoos (38% compared to 27%).
* Three in ten (31%) Australians with tattoos say that they regret, to some extent, getting a tattoo. Almost one in ten (9%) have commenced or looked into tattoo removal.
Source: McCrindle.com.au
Ms Boin is currently undergoing treatment to have her face tattoo removed under an initiative launched by a South Australian tattoo removal business
According to Amanda McKinnon of LaserTat, the business heading up the initiative, its an opportunity to help the community - and assist people 'who want to move forward'.
'Tattoos can be a painful reminder of a life that one desires to leave behind,' reads a statement on LaserTat's site.
'Removing unwanted tattoos can be a major step forward during the recovery process and can help restore dignity, self-esteem and self-worth.'
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