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We are so pleased to offer this service at Absolute Skin and Body Care!
It's a non-invasive way to gradually, safely and effectively remove
the tattoo pigment from the skin. In the early 90's, lasers were been developed
that can selectively treat tattoo pigment, often without leaving any scar in its place.
This method is very effective because rather than burning the ink out, the laser
treatment fractures the pigments into tiny pieces that are then removed from the
skin by your immune system. The advantage? With the use of laser technology,
there is less chance of scarring. |
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Things to consider with Tattoo Removal
However, this isn’t all done with just one treatment. The more treatments you have, the more the
laser can penetrate to destroy the ink. But, the more treatments you have, the more damage you
do to your skin, causing painful blisters and scabs that can eventually lead to scarring.
Experts in removal therapy say that technology has advanced to the point where scarring is minimal,
sometimes non-existant, but this can vary depending on the situation. On top of being physically
painful (it has been described as feeling like being splattered with hot grease), laser removal
can be painful to your wallet as well. Depending on your tattoo, you may need anywhere from
1-10 sessions. A large, professional tattoo in color could cost a pretty penny to remove,
and the effectiveness of the removal still isn’t guaranteed. |
Intense Pulsed Light Therapy
Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, or IPL, is the newest and greatest dermal enhancer currently
being used. Instead of laser light, it uses high intensity light in pretty much the same manner.
A gel is applied to the skin and then a wand is used to emit pulses of light onto the skin
area being treated. This method is said to be less painful than laser therapy, and more effective,
resulting in less total treatment sessions. The bad news is that it also carries a heftier
price tag – one clinic offering a price of $10 per pulse. Depending on how many pulses per
session your tattoo requires, this could add up to a significant amount of money. |
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Other medical methods we do not recommend. Most alternate methods like dermabrasion,
which would actually “sand” away the top layer of skin through abrasive friction, or excision,
where the tattoo would be cut away and the skin sewn back together.
These methods have proved to cause much damage to the skin and result in severe scarring, and are
only used today in extreme cases where laser surgery is not an option. |
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