Heidi Klum had a much-publicized split from hubby Seal last year, and since then she’s moved on, finding happiness with her bodyguard Martin Kristen and focusing on her kids and career. Now it looks like she’s ready to remove Seal from her life in other ways; the mom of four is slowly having the forearm tattoo of his name surgically removed.

The process–which is painful, costly, and has to be repeated several times–is usually done by laser and takes a while to complete. Klum was spotted out with her kids recently, however, and the ink looked pretty faded.

This is why tattoo artists warn against inking someone’s name on your body…true love is rarely forever. Just ask Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

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