95% tattooed male of body for 20 years, why he's getting a sudden removal procedure
Sep 02, 2025
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According to local media such as G1 and CNN Brazil, Leandru de Souza, 36, a photographer from Brazil's southernmost city of Bazet, is undergoing laser treatment to erase the past.
He filled 95% of his body with more than 170 tattoos over 20 years, calling it a 'living' canvas.
At the 2023 Santa Rosa International Tattoo Expo, he was named the 'most tattooed man in Brazil'.
But after converting to Christianity about two years ago, he decided to remove the tattoo.
Later, he disclosed the painful removal process on social media, choosing a quiet life, a stable job, and the responsibility of the head of the household instead of a shocking appearance.
He "It was no longer right for me. It was a world of excess, and at one point I felt like a circus spectacle."
With the conversion, he is trying to stop taking drugs and drinking, find a job, pay child support and regain guardianship of his old mother.
De Souza says tattoo removal is much more painful than tattooing.
`Imagine treating your entire face with three lasers, when it is said that it hurts to remove just one finger,' he said.
Currently, he has completed half of the tattoo removal process up to eight times, and has had five procedures on his face alone.
The removal procedure is being carried out for free with sponsorship.
De Souza said of facial tattoos "Think carefully. I regret it"I don't blame Tattoo, but we have something more precious than that"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
