A woman whose botched eyebrow tattoo job left her with four thick black brows has had them fixed thanks to the kindness of a stranger.
Nipapron Meeking, 32, paid 1,500 THB (£35) for the cosmetic procedure at a hole-in-the-wall clinic in Rayong province, in eastern Thailand.
However, she was left horrified when she ended up with two extra arches on her forehead drawn with permanent cosmetic ink.
The furious customer confronted the bungling tattoo artist, who reportedly promised to erase the cheap brow.
However, the shop closed down the following day and the owners could not be contacted.
After struggling to come to terms with her four brows, Nipaporn finally got rid of the features last week when a kind cosmetic tattoo artist reached out to her to have them fixed for free.
Nipapron said: "I remember planning a trip with my friends and wanting new eyebrows to look pretty. A friend suggested a shop for me. After the procedure, I looked in the mirror and was speechless.
"Not long after what happened, the shop shut down and I don't know where the owner is now. I had a terrible time living with four eyebrows on my forehead, but luckily I found this new tattoo artist."
A kind tattoo artist promised to take on her case for free so that she could regain her confidence.
He has now fixed the embarrassing eyebrow fail, which Nipapron had been living with for around a year.
Tattoo artist Pattawee Phumkasem, 32, said: "After seeing Nipaporn's condition, I knew I had to help her. It normally costs 15,000 THB (£353) but I'm willing to do it for free.
"It will take me three months to give her new and nice eyebrows. I will have to remove the old ink and wait for it to fade before outlining the new eyebrows."
Nipapron went to three different tattoo artists to clear up the unwanted tattoo on her face, but the marks remained prominent.
She said: "I didn't know what to do and mostly kept inside the house because it really affected my self-confidence. I also went to different artists but they could not fix it.
"With this new artist, I can finally live a normal life."
