Tattoo Removal And Reduction
Today, tattoos have become more well loved than ever with the advent of well loved reality shows like Miami Ink and others. Many people that would have never before considered a tattoo are flocking in droves to get them done. Some do not place a lot of thought or reckon in the long term before having a tattoo done.
They place names of girlfriends, boyfriends, their mom, gang affiliation, crimes, etc. on their body and then after they break up with their girlfriend or similar a few weeks or months shortly they regret the tattoo. Worse, some even get tattooed on areas like the face and hands that can make a regular career or advancement in a professional setting impossible. This is where tattoo removal and tattoo reduction come in.
Excision
Excision is using a penknife or similar to take out the affected area and then suturing and pulling together the skin to minimize scarring. If the tattoo is large or covers a huge area than skin grafts may be necessary as the skin can only be pulled so taught before it will look worse, not heal right and possibly even pull apart.
Skin grafts are usually taken from areas inside the thighs and underarms where scarring will be minimal and largely unseen. Excision is surgery and does usually demand a sedative or even anesthesia in cases with large tattoos. Due to the advent of lasers and TCA skin peels for tattoo removal, excision is rarely used anymore.
TCA skin peel
Chemical peels have been around in various forms for over half a century. They were first used for treating tough calluses and corns on the feet. About 20 years ago doctors started experimenting on different areas of the skin like the face with varying strengths and mixtures. It was found that a 25 to 50 % TCA skin peel was the most effective and simplest to apply. It was also found that this peel could affect deeper skin problems like acne scarring, wrinkles and then unwanted tattoos.
The TCA skin peel causes a controlled burn which consequences in several layers being peeled off and fresh, new skin being revealed. Many doctors now use the TCA skin peel as a very effective tattoo removal and reduction treatment. It can be either used alone or incorporated with the laser treatments described below which in fact hastens healing and further reduces the chances of scarring. The TCA skin peel is so simple to use that it is now available for in home use for tattoo removal (something you will never see with laser treatment and excision).
David Maillie
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Can a tattoo really be removed?
like it was never there?
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Yes, but there is the chance of scarring and it is much more expensive than the original tattoo.
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yes, but it’s gonna coast a lot.
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yes after a couple treatments of laser removal but it can be very expensive and sometimes very painful.
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sure, just cut the skin off where it was, or get laser surgery
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Yes, you have to see a dermatologist who will use a laser to break up the ink in the tat. Over time it will disappear… it is very expensive though.
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Yup. It cost alot of money though
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Unfortunately, not exactly.
The best way to take out a tattoo is with lazer surgery. Even that leaves a mark (albeit much less noticable).
Dredge up, a tattoo is nothing more than a colorful scar. The only way to cover up a scar is with a further scar.
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well yah.
But it takes anywhere from 6 to 15 laser treatments.
And from what I hear, they hurt. alot.
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Yes. They can be burned off by a skin doctor.
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yes you can get it removed ….
but its gonna have money in it.much more money than you bought the tattoo
might be around couple thousand
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It can be removed but it takes many sessions of laser treatment and can be very expensive. example: Angelina Jolie got her tat of "Billy Bob" and that dragon removed. Even with the laser removal it subdue may be visible. I’ve heard that it hurts worse then the actual tattoo.
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