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Laser Therapy for Tattoo Removal

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Body Art

It would definitely irritate your new love, if you are still wearing a tattoo of a past love. If you are wearing a tattoo which signs outdated fashion and celebrities, then what to do? If you have a tattoo that you want to have partially or completely removed, you should consider your options first, and decide which technique might be best for you. Here is a solution for all your questions to get rid of a tattoo.

What Is the Laser Removal?
Laser removal or laser therapy is a treatment which involves with the highly concentrated laser light. This light breaks the ink into tiny fragments, which are after then cleared off.

Is Laser Treatment Safe?
Tattoo removal by a laser is safer than all other traditional techniques because of lasers’ ability to selectively treat the ink or pigment in the tattoo. The laser light eliminates the tatto pigment while leaving the surrounding skin intact.

What types of tattoos can be treated?
The effectiveness of the laser depends on the location and depth of the tatto as well as the composition of the pigments. The blue-black tattoos are easily treated, but bright colored tattoos are difficult to remove.

What Does the Laser Treatment Involve?
Laser treatment varies person to person depending on the age, size and type of tatto, color of the person’s skin and depth to which the pigment extends beneath the skin.

Is It Painful?
Laser treatement is less painful and requires less time to recover than other methods. The level of discomfort varies with each person, depending on his/her pain threshold. In some cases, depending on the person’s physical and psychological state, physician may use topical local anesthesia.

What To Do If Tatto Is Not Removed After One Treatement?
Tattoo may not be removed in one treatment procedure. It may take few treatement sessions to remove the tatto completely.

How Many Laser Sessions Are Required?
Simple tattoos are removed in 2 – 4 sessions scheduled about 4 – 8 weeks apart. Removal of deep and complex tattoos require a series of sessions spaced about 8 weeks. Professional tatto requires 6 – 10 sessions for complete removal.

Does the Laser Treatment Have Any Side Effects?
Laser procedures have very few side effects including hyper pigmentation (excessive color), or hypo pigmentation (fading) of the skin.

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One Response to “Laser Therapy for Tattoo Removal”

  1. Allan Says:

    hi thanx for all details
    im in bangalore wana remove my Tatoo
    can u give some details were these laser treatment is done 97310 66004

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