Most people are not fortunate enough to be born with a birthmark in the shape of their favorite basketball player or band logo. Rectify nature's mistake with today's Groupon to Elite Ink in Center Line, Warren, or Dearborn Heights.

• For $25, you get $50 toward a piercing or tattoo.
• For $49, you get one laser tattoo-removal session for an area up to 6 square inches (a $150 value).
  
  

At Elite Ink, artists administer body piercings and personalized tattoos in a sterile and professional environment, earning the title of Best Tattoo Shop 2011 from Real Detroit Weekly. A nose, tongue, or navel piercing ($50 each) enhances natural beauty or creates valuable hanging space for bolero tie collections. The cost of piercing includes initial jewelry and one piece of decorative jewelry for accessorizing once the piercing is fully healed. Alternatively, immortalize quarter-sized images of hearts, names, or 50-cent pieces with a small tattoo ($50). Choose from a book of predesigned ink additions or bring in a frosted-cake approximation of a desired image. This Groupon can also be applied toward the cover-up of a previous tattoo, tattoo retouching, or toward the cost of a larger tattoo.

Alternatively, diminish the visibility of unwanted body art with one laser tattoo-removal treatment on an area of up to 6 square inches (a $150 value). Additional treatments may be necessary to achieve the desired level of fading or removal of once-prized portraits of the family spatula. Body piercing, tattooing, and tattoo removal may result in some discomfort, and appropriate aftercare instructions should be followed as closely as sprinkled breadcrumbs leading to a lifetime's supply of fresh-from-the-oven bread.

Elite Ink puts customers’ health and safety first; every technician is trained and certified in the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Infectious Diseases program. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.