Maybe your parents scared you in your teens that tattoos are forever, you’ll regret it, and they’ll get worse as you get older. Although this is not entirely true? Getting a tattoo doesn’t make you look worse as you age, is it just the aging process itself? In our humble opinion, a tattooed grandma or grandpa is infinitely cooler. Tattoos can last forever if you want them to, but if you stop loving the tattoo, it can be removed with a laser.
Here are some frequently asked questions about laser tattoo removal.
What is the best way to remove tattoos?
Laser tattoo removal is the gold standard for tattoo removal. This is the best way to remove a tattoo you don’t want on your skin. There are other ways, including injections, creams, and skin abrasions, but they don’t work well and they leave you with scars. Laser tattoo removal is the safest, most effective and least invasive way to remove a tattoo.
How does laser tattoo removal work?
The tattoo’s pigment absorbs the light from the laser, which breaks the ink into tiny particles, and then your immune system clears the particles by flushing them out.
Does it hurt or is the procedure completely painless?
It depends on your pain threshold and the location of the tattoo you want to remove. The feeling is a bit uncomfortable, but laser tattoo removal clinics usually provide numbing creams that help reduce pain during the procedure. And they usually blow cold air over the area during the entire process. If the tattoo is on a bright part of your body the pain will be less, if it is on a bony area you will feel it a bit more. But either way, if you can sit through a tattoo appointment first, you can definitely tolerate laser tattoo removal.
How many sessions are needed to remove a tattoo?
How many sessions you need to remove a tattoo depends on many factors, such as how old your tattoo is, how big it is, what colors the tattoo is, whether it is the original tattoo or a cover-up, and whether or not there is scarring. Generally you can expect the tattoo to be small and simple. You can usually expect between 5 and 12 sessions of tattooing.
How long does it take to remove a tattoo?
The actual laser removal sessions are very short and usually only take a few minutes, but you should wait about 8 to 12 weeks between each session for your body to excrete the ink. So it’s a long process.
Does the laser work for all skin types?
It depends on what kind of laser the clinic has, but if we’re simply talking about technology then yes – there are lasers that work for all skin types.
Does laser tattoo removal work on colored tattoos?
Laser tattoo removal works best on black, which is the easiest tattoo color to remove, and you will see success. As for the other colors, it is difficult to remove them, but you can certainly fade them a lot so that they are not noticeable or maybe enough so that you can get another tattoo on it.
How much does laser tattoo removal cost?
The price really varies depending on where you are in the world, which clinic you go to, the size and specifications of your tattoo, how many sessions you need, etc. It can actually vary from a couple of hundred dollars to over a thousand. . But luckily for you, most clinics offer free (or in some cases, very reasonably priced) consultations that will give you a realistic estimate of how many sessions your tattoo will take and how much it will cost.
