Laser Tattoo Removal
We’ve all seen them – bad tattoos or unwanted ink. These mistakes are no longer permanent. Advanced laser technologies with multiple treatment wavelengths designed to treat many different tattoo ink colors have become very common.
What is laser tattoo removal?
Laser energy is directed at the tattooed area for a fraction of a second passing through the outer layer of the skin and targeting the tattoo ink directly. The laser disrupts the ink allowing your body to absorb it and break it down naturally.
How does it feel?
Laser tattoo removal is considered a low risk outpatient procedure. It has been described as the feeling of a rubber band snapping on the skin. The procedure is also often compared to the same feeling as getting tattoo but takes far less time, with most laser sessions ending in less than two minutes. because people react differently to even these low levels of pain a high powered topical aesthetic cream is often available to numb the affected area prior to treatments.
Many laser devices cool the skin’s surface without a cryogenic technique, such as the Cryo 5 Skin Cooler. This results in additional anaesthesia and comfort for the patient.
How many treatments are needed?
The process is not immediate. After the initial session the ink that was expose to the laser will be broken down and removed by your body’s immune system typically over a period of 6 – 8 weeks. Once the initial session and waiting period is completed you would normally return for your next visit repeating this process until the tattoo is gone.
Keep in mind that it usually takes several visits to see any results. as your body first starts to break down the ink, you may not see any significant changes yet. Typically by the middle stages of removal you will notice the black and darker colors of ink fading and the brighter inks such as red and blue gradually lightening. In the final stages, often after five – fifteen visits, a tattoo may be completely cleared although some stubborn colors such as white may not be removed.
However, most of the ink should, by this time , be disbursed and absorbed by your body. Your tattoo should now be non visible or barely visible at all.
Please take a look at my tattoo removal cream site or visit my laser tattoo removal article where you can read more about removal procedures.
David Mitchell is a freelance author who writes for numerous health and welness blogs.
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