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A tattoo removal company to the stars has revealed how long it would really take to give Post Malone a tattoo-free visage after his inkless cameo in Taylor Swift's new his music video.

The two superstars joined forces for their internet-breaking release 'Fortnight' featuring Malone without his 14 facial tattoos with Swift donning them instead.

This was quite the feat for Malone who has previously mentioned how his facial tattoos give him a confidence boost after being 'insecure' about his looks. 

While the video gives a glimpse of what singer might look without his famous tattoos, his instant makeover was for the cameras only. 

A real removal would mean Malone would have to undergo hours of treatments over several months.

Celebrity laster tattoo removal company, NAAMA, shared exactly how long it would take to make Post Malone and many other A-listers ink-free.

Around 225 million people have at least one tattoo across the globe, according to Gitnux.

And plenty of them seemingly regret it with the global tattoo removal market estimated to be worth an eye-watering £1.5 billion, Straits Research reports.

So-CEO of London-based NAAMA studios, Emma Margetts, has treated a wide-range of A-list clients who weren't so happy with their body art.

'One of the most common questions we get asked before a client commits to a tattoo removal is how long it is likely to take,' she said.

The answer to this is not so simple. It is different for everybody.

'The time it takes to remove a tattoo depends on the specific qualities of the tattoo itself, like ink colour, density, and location on the body, plus the speed of the laser used, and the health of the client's immune system.'

They predict it would take a between eight to 10 sessions to remove, over the course of a year to rid Post Malone of his face tattoos.

'Head, face and neck tattoos remove well but can be more painful as the skin is thinner and more sensitive on your face,' Emma added.

At the beginning of Apirl, Machine Gun Kelly revealed it took seven gruelling sessions to blackout his upper body. 

The Emo Girl rapper, 33 - who was previously slammed by fans for the ink - initially unveiled the tattoo in February and explained that it had been done for 'spiritual purposes only.' 

According to the laser removal experts at NAAMA, removing the rapper's elaborate tattoo would be an even lengthier process.  

They revealed that a large black out tattoo over a cover-up would take between 20 to 30 treatments over the course of two to three years.

'This would be a huge and lengthy job for the rock star to go through because the ink is so dense and the black-out is covering older tattoos,' Emma said:

'There is a lot of pigment to break down.'