Neck Tattoos

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Non-laser Tattoo Removal

The thing about laser tattoo removal methods is that they are gentler than many other solutions and are proven to be effective in a majority of cases. However, getting laser treatments is pricey and it’s also an ongoing process. One session will not break up the strong molecules of color that have bonded with your skin. After perhaps 8-10 sessions, the tattoo will be starting to disappear, as the ink particles will have become small enough that the body can process and eliminate them via natural detoxification pathways.

So what are the options for non-laser tattoo removal? Well if you’re serious and you don’t want to spend weeks on the project, holding your arm to the light to see if the picture is any lighter after each session (and what if it’s somewhere you can’t see it without a carefully placed mirror?), then you might want to consider having the sucker surgically removed by a medically trained professional. While you need to factor in a good deal of ‘healing time’, surgical excision is the most efficient method of removing a tattoo.

Keep in mind though; a large tattoo is going to leave behind a large patch of nothing when the tattoo is removed. That section of threadbare skin is going to need some help to regenerate; meaning they will have to harvest some healthy skin from elsewhere on your body. So while laser treatments may take a while, the surgical option is going to leave you with a very sore tattoo spot as well as potentially another painful area where the skin graft was sourced (usually the backside).

You can try to fade a tattoo using various over-the-counter treatments, but this is very hit and miss and will at best start to fade the brightness a little bit.  There is very little you can do at home, in the comfort of your own bathroom, to get rid of a tattoo. Tattoos are meant to be permanent, so without some serious intervention of the laser or scalpel kind, you are pretty much stuck with it.

If you’ve had enough of the skull and cross bones you chosen aged 16, a skilled artist could maybe turn that into a sleek panther or Christmas angel.

There are options beyond laser treatments, but there is no magic solution. Getting rid of an unwanted tattoo is a tricky and costly business.