Tattooing One's Face WITHOUT Consent or Ink Regret? (video)

In Belgium, 18 year-old Kimberley Vlaeminck, claims that she requested three small star tattoos, but awoke to 56 of them sprinkled all over the left-hand side of her face. Yes, Vlaeminck claims that she fell asleep during the tattoo session and was startled at the results when she woke up.

The artist, Rouslan Toumaniantz, who works at the Tattoo Box in Kortrijk is adamant that she did not fall asleep and only came up with the story once her father became aware of her tattoos. Toumaniantz says "She was awake and looked in the mirror several times as the procedure was being done."

Watch this video to hear both sides of the story:

After reading several accounts of this story from various news reports, it seems to me that the media is painting the tattoo artist as a villain. Of course, only the artist and client know for sure what was requested and what went on during this tattoo appointment, but I question how she fell asleep so quickly, when she only planned to receive three small star tattoos. Given the average size of the stars in the photos, this procedure would not have taken more than 10-15 minutes to complete in its entirety. Hardly enough time to fall asleep, I believe.

Now don't get me wrong, I have seen many people fall asleep during a tattoo session; however, these situations that I have observed have been substantially long sittings, involving many hours of tattooing. Some people become so comfortable and relaxed that they are able to sneak in a nap while adding to their ink collection.

When one is getting three tiny tattoos though, such as Kimberly was, I find it hard to fathom that she would have had enough time to slip into dreamland. Was she really unaware of where the needle was at while all 56 stars were applied or was she not prepared for such an altering change to her appearance and the reaction of her friends and family?

Hmmm... what do you think?