Thanks to the advent of lasers, tattoo removal is a relatively minor — though expensive — procedure, so there's only one reason it's surprising: In an April 2018 interview with InStyle , Kravitz noted that tattoos are permanent, even if you have one you no longer love. "I think the fact that they’re permanent is such a wonderfully intense thing," she told the publication. "It’s a deep way to adorn yourself, and I think they’re beautiful aesthetically. Even if you get a bad tattoo, it’s like … that’s where you were at that time." Nonetheless, it looks like this was one tattoo Kravitz was willing to part with forever.