of bryon's tattoo removal procedures. >> if i can prevent one other kid from making the same mistakes i did, if i can prevent one other family from having to go through the same crap that i put my family through, maybe i can redeem myself and maybe it will be worth it. >> the difficulty with bryon is the number of them. i mean, it's just -- he's got so many. so the biggest challenge with him will be just the very large area of the surface of skin that we're going to have to treat. >> dr. bruce shack elects to treat bryon's tattoos in a staged fashion, working on segments of his face and neck in a rotating manner. he anticipates the entire process will require 8 to 12 sessions. >> we're just going to give you a little punch test right here. that hurt? >> oh, yeah. >> we need to numb him up then. >> you wouldn't want a lot of that? >> no, not at all.