Dermoda Tattoo & Piercing Studio, Highbridge
Run by the people who teach it.
Custom tattoos, cover-ups and body piercing on Market Street — from an accredited training provider that has to hold itself to a higher standard than everyone else.
Five minutes' walk from Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea train station.
Tattoos
Custom work
You bring the idea — a photo, a scribble on a receipt, a feeling you can't quite describe — and we draw it for you. Free consultation, no obligation, and we won't take a deposit until you've seen the design and you're happy with it.
Cover-ups & rework
A name you regret, a holiday tattoo that didn't age well, or someone else's unfinished piece. Bring it in and we'll tell you honestly what can be done with it — and what can't. Some things want laser fading first, and we can do that here too.
Fine line & first tattoos
If it's your first, say so. We'll walk you through the whole thing — how it feels, how long it takes, what happens afterwards — before a needle goes anywhere near you.
Longer pieces are quoted individually — get in touch and we'll talk you through the price, the number of sittings and the deposit before anything is booked in. Every quote is honest and up front. We'll tell you the likely total when you enquire, and if it needs multiple sittings we'll say so rather than surprising you halfway through.
Follow our social links
We'd love to keep you in the loop. Our social channels are where our work lives — tattoos, piercings, guest artists and behind-the-scenes from the studio — as well as the first place we announce new treatments, training dates, offers and events.
Piercings
Piercings
Most piercings are walk-in and take under fifteen minutes. Every piercing is a fixed price with the jewellery included.
That jewellery is implant-grade titanium as standard, not the cheap surgical steel half the high street uses. It's a big part of why piercings reject, weep or refuse to settle, and it's not somewhere worth saving a few pounds.
We use single-use, sterile needles. Never a piercing gun. Guns can't be properly sterilised and they cause blunt-force trauma to the tissue — a needle is faster to heal and considerably kinder.
AGE POLICY
Age & consent
Tattoos: 18+, no exceptions. It is a criminal offence under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 to tattoo anyone under 18 in the UK — parental consent makes no difference. We will always ask for photo ID (passport or driving licence) and we won't be talked round on this. Please don't ask.
Piercings:
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16 and over: you can be pierced with your own consent, with photo ID.
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Under 16: a parent or legal guardian must attend the appointment, bring their own ID, and sign the consent form.
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We reserve the right to refuse any piercing if we don't think it's right for the person, the anatomy, or the placement. That's not us being difficult — it's us not wanting to take your money for something that won't heal.
AFTERCARE
Aftercare
Half of how a tattoo or piercing turns out is what happens after you leave. Everyone goes home with a printed aftercare leaflet written by the same people who teach aftercare on our courses — clear instructions, day by day, in plain English.
We also stock everything you'll need to follow it, over the counter in the studio:
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Tattoo aftercare balms and washes
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Sterile saline sprays for fresh piercings
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Titanium jewellery, replacement ends and downsize bars
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Gift vouchers
No need to order online and wait three days for it to arrive. Pick it up when you're here, and we'll show you how to use it properly.
One free touch-up on tattoos within 3 months.