Tattoo Removal Tips

As human nature is in general changeable after some time people might not be delighted at their tattoo, therefore they want to get rid of it. What should they do?

There are two tattoo removal methods. The first method is based on a surgical tattoo removal. It can remove the tattoo totally. If the tattoo is large the operation may last a few days. Surgery techniques use local anesthesia. You can consult a plastic surgeon, because the operation is more rapid and radical. The results are amazing but the price is amazing as well. Furthermore, tattoos can be removed using the laser. There have been performed recently experiments using CO2 and Erbium lasers. Cells react selectively at pigments which absorbed color without affecting skin. Cells which were used during tattoo piercing are replaced with new ones, decolorizing the pigment as well. With the aid of these two lasers the tattoo can be removed through a single application, but there can appear side effects.

Nowadays the advantage offered by laser is that it uses a selective light mechanism through the pellicles and the emission power which works in nanoseconds.

This technique allows color pigment fragmentation and progressive cells elimination. The enormous advantage is that it eliminates the thermal effect. It is important however to take into account sessions, in order to avoid an infection risk.

There are a lot of laser types, actually each pigment is sensitive to a certain length and this makes possible tattoo removal. For example there is a laser type which eliminates blue, black and green, and then a laser called Ruby eliminates black, blue and green. Furthermore a laser can eliminate yellow, red, orange and violet. Finally, there is another laser type which can eliminate blue, black, orange, violet and red.

Tattoo removal is performed in sessions (3 to 8) according to the color of the tattoo, the pigment type and its depth. In order to estimate you have to wait between 4 and 8 weeks. This thing is variable according to the treatment too. The cost will be higher than the tattoo piercing one because of the session’s number. The tattoo removal method actually depends on its size and the area of the body where it is performed and it also depends on its life time.

Apart from excision, which means removing a skin layer and laser tattoo removal you can also have it removed using a salt solution which helps you remove color. If you are not sure that you want to wear it forever, you have to think carefully and you will better apply a temporary tattoo, which disappears after some time.

After laser tattoo removal skin becomes white and in two months it becomes normal again, without any mark. There aren’t used anymore lasers which burn your skin, but delicate ones with the best results. However this is not a reason to have a permanent tattoo if you are a changeable person.

All in all, it is better to have a temporary tattoo because you don’t have to be stressed at the thought that one day you will need to remove it. Bearing a permanent tattoo can be a more important decision than you can imagine.