"Then he started seeing advertisements for a place in Miami called Sedation Ink, which offers clients the attention of its licensed anesthesiologists. "You'll enjoy a deep and peaceful sleep, allowing our artists to create breathtaking designs on your skin," the studio's website reads. "Join us and experience the future of tattooing, where pain is eliminated, and dreams become reality." Charles is no stranger to elective anesthesia, he told me."
"In photos of the operation, his face is covered with a dark and heavy cloth. (He looks a little bit like someone being waterboarded.) The only thing he can remember is a vision that he had while on the table. "I dreamed of waking up," he said, "and the tattoo was in the wrong location." It was not: Eight hours and $29,000 later, Charles came back to his senses with a picture of a blue-eyed, bejeweled lion on his right pectoral."
Sedation Ink in Miami offers licensed anesthesiologists to sedate clients so artists can work while clients sleep. Frank Charles, a former mayor, underwent fentanyl and propofol sedation and received an eight-hour tattoo that cost $29,000. He remembered dreaming on the table and later found a blue-eyed, bejeweled lion on his right pectoral that extended into patriotic imagery along his forearm. Sedation tattooing appeals to wealthy and celebrity clients who seek large, painful pieces without awareness. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott underwent nearly half a day of sedation while multiple artists collaborated on a full leg sleeve. The practice enables lengthy, complex sessions.
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