{"id":115,"date":"2026-09-02T10:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspost24h.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:32:10","slug":"24-year-old-dad-whose-body-was-completely-covered-with-over-200-tattoos-removed-them-for-the-sake-of-his-baby-daughter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspost24h.com\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"24-year-old dad, whose body was completely covered with over 200 tattoos, removed them for the sake of his baby daughter.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newspost24h.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-28-2026-08_44_39-PM-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/newspost24h.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-28-2026-08_44_39-PM-1-735x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve all done things we\u2019re not proud of in the past, made decisions we wish we hadn\u2019t, and said things we would want to take back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>Yet I\u2019m willing to wager very few of us have regrets so large and visible as Ethan \u2018ModBoy\u2019 Bramble, a body fanatic from Australia who covered his body with over 200 tattoos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-900b9b8ed6134d875e0a32cacd970242\" class=\"newsner-900b9b8ed6134d875e0a32cacd970242 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p>Expressing oneself through ink is common these days, while intricate, quirky tattoos appear to be all the rage. That said, there\u2019s a limit to what most people are willing to pay to have put on themselves, and for most people that limit falls well short of what Ethan was ready to do.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-db999df69c7c1e151301561ad5082cbe\" class=\"newsner-db999df69c7c1e151301561ad5082cbe newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-bdb0568f4c1a756d34491701bebd472b\" class=\"newsner-bdb0568f4c1a756d34491701bebd472b\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/real-life\/i-spent-36000-body-modifications-27334034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">As per reports<\/a>, Ethan was just 11 years old when he decided to get his first ever body modification, which involved the stretching of his ears. Since then, he\u2019s undergone all manner of procedures, including having his tongue split and his belly button removed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-63e6979f489facd5a0e5ca36cf92804b\" class=\"newsner-63e6979f489facd5a0e5ca36cf92804b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s his tattoos that garner the most attention, however, and that\u2019s hardly a surprise given that he\u2019s covered head to toe. All told, Ethan revealed that he had spent around $60,000 AUD (roughly $39,000 UD) to look the way he does.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, he\u2019s expressed some regret over his past choices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUUc3R4p95q\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Ffamily%2Fdad-whose-body-is-completely-covered-in-tattoos-undergoes-transformation-for-the-sake-of-his-young-daughter%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawFo-u1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbtT-vGq4N0q2j0wpoipxxml1E400dve7817lAB33winnK#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2332.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"952\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-904288721\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI guess you could say I regret some tattoos,\u201d he told LadBibleTV\u2019s No Filter series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just regret, I think there\u2019s a difference between regret and wanting to be perceived differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--middle_content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"b-r b-r--middle_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-e742f016b28ee16e56c196553ac20a92\" class=\"newsner-e742f016b28ee16e56c196553ac20a92 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Ethan went on to say that he\u2019s worried about the judgement he might face while performing certain daily tasks, such as taking his young daughter to school.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1076876128\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe face is a big thing that can lead to so many \u2013 for some people, not everyone \u2013 can lead to a lot of problems for yourself, which I probably wouldn\u2019t want my daughter to have to deal with until she was a bit older,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish that I had not gone as hectic as I did on my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to clean up his image, Ethan\u2019s been undergoing painful laser surgery treatment in a bid to reverse some of the ink he got when he was younger.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-b337321b3575d90dc4219119dd31faa2\" class=\"newsner-b337321b3575d90dc4219119dd31faa2 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxT_CYgBw2N\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Ffamily%2Fdad-whose-body-is-completely-covered-in-tattoos-undergoes-transformation-for-the-sake-of-his-young-daughter%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawFo-u1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbtT-vGq4N0q2j0wpoipxxml1E400dve7817lAB33winnK#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2340.800000011921%7D\" height=\"1093\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-920325390\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI\u2019ve been getting laser [surgery], or have been, for pretty much 12 months\u2026 We do it in sections, but I\u2019ve probably gone over the full thing six or seven times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started getting it done because of the anxiety and stuff I was getting\u2026 Mental stuff is a funny thing to pin down, but I want to think that a lot of the anxiety was from just having a face full of tattoos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy with the way that I look, but I\u2019m also happy with the mentality that over the next two years, my face tattoos are going to become less and less and less. I\u2019m just clearing the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwukKycRkCM\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Ffamily%2Fdad-whose-body-is-completely-covered-in-tattoos-undergoes-transformation-for-the-sake-of-his-young-daughter%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawFo-u1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbtT-vGq4N0q2j0wpoipxxml1E400dve7817lAB33winnK#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2347.2000000029802%7D\" height=\"1148\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At twenty-four, his body told a story before he ever spoke. Ink covered nearly every inch of his skin, layered over years of choices made loudly and without apology. Faces, symbols, words, memories\u2014nothing was left untouched. People stared first, judged second, and rarely looked any deeper. He had learned to live with that. The tattoos weren\u2019t rebellion anymore. They were just part of who he was, until the moment he held his newborn daughter and felt something inside him shift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"everydaynews.blog_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/everydaynews.blog\/everydaynews.blog_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Becoming a father didn\u2019t arrive gently. It landed all at once, with weight and clarity. As he cradled her, wrapped in a thin hospital blanket, he saw himself through someone else\u2019s future. Not as a man proving anything, but as a parent responsible for safety, opportunity, and example. He imagined playgrounds, school meetings, doctors\u2019 offices, and all the unspoken assumptions that would follow him into every room. For the first time, the tattoos felt heavier than skin deep.<\/p>\n<p>The decision wasn\u2019t dramatic. There was no speech, no announcement. Just a quiet resolve. Tattoo removal is slow, painful, and expensive. Each session burns away pigment layer by layer, leaving swelling, scabs, and months of healing in between. He sat through it anyway. Over and over. What once took years to build couldn\u2019t be undone quickly, and he accepted that. This wasn\u2019t about instant change. It was about commitment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"everydaynews.blog_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/everydaynews.blog\/everydaynews.blog_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Friends questioned him. Strangers mocked him. Some accused him of erasing himself. But he didn\u2019t see it that way. He wasn\u2019t deleting his past. He was choosing what his daughter would see when she looked up at him. Less shock. Less fear. Fewer barriers before people even listened. He wanted her to grow up watching doors open instead of close, and he understood that his appearance played a role in that reality.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the transformation is startling. The ink that once dominated his face and body is largely gone, replaced by scarred skin and something calmer underneath. He looks like a different man, not because of what\u2019s missing, but because of what\u2019s present. His posture is softer. His expression steadier. The edge that once defined him has given way to focus. He didn\u2019t become someone else. He became someone accountable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"everydaynews.blog_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/everydaynews.blog\/everydaynews.blog_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The most powerful part of the story isn\u2019t the before-and-after images. It\u2019s the reason behind them. Love didn\u2019t ask him to change. Responsibility did. He chose discomfort so his daughter could have ease. He chose pain so she could have possibility. And in doing so, he proved that real transformation isn\u2019t about removing tattoos. It\u2019s about deciding who matters more than your past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I'm 98% Inked - But Now I'm Getting Laser | HOOKED ON THE LOOK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QQG5STyFtg4?feature=oembed\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1851057504\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What do you think about Ethan\u2019s before and after look? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all done things we\u2019re not proud of in the past, made decisions we wish we hadn\u2019t, and said things we would want to take back. 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