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Tattoo artists place ink particles deep into the skin. The cells in this layer do not migrate to the surface, so the tattoo ink remains in place. Your body cannot remove these large particles of ink. Luckily, laser tattoo removal removes tattoos by breaking them down into smaller, removable particles.

How does laser tattoo removal work?

A tattoo removal laser emits picosecond pulses of laser energy that penetrate the skin and attack pigment molecules. Under the influence of this energy, the ink particles disintegrate into small pieces. Your body can filter out these particles, removing the color from the tattoo. Typically, a laser uses three different wavelengths to affect a full range of colors, from dark to bright yellow, green or red. As a result, after several procedures, the intensity of the pattern decreases noticeably, if not disappears completely.

What to Expect After Laser Tattoo Removal

After the tattoo removal procedure, you can return to your normal activities. Unlike older lasers, which use thermal energy to destroy pigments, modern neodymium lasers do not use heat. While you may have heard horror stories about blisters and scabs after tattoo removal, rest assured that the neodymium laser is virtually gentle on the skin. You won’t have any downtime. As the skin heals, apply a moisturizer to the treated skin and avoid sun exposure between and after treatments.

During the six to eight weeks between treatments, you may notice significant fading of the tattoo. Although it may take several sessions to achieve full results, you can see results after the first treatment. With each treatment session, the pigments will fade until the tattoo is completely gone. Once a tattoo is removed, it will never come back. The procedure completely removes pigments, so there is no risk of a disappeared tattoo reappearing.

How many laser removal procedures are required?

Laser tattoo removal requires a certain amount of time: it is necessary to carry out several procedures with an interval of six to eight weeks. The difficulty of tattoo removal depends on several factors. The number of procedures required depends on:

• tattoo size
• color intensity
• age of the tattoo (old tattoos may lose pigment or move toward the surface)
• professional or amateur tattoo (professionals inject paint deeper into the skin)
• how quickly the body cleanses itself of pigment particles.

Treatments usually take less than half an hour. For the average neodymium laser tattoo removal, most people require six to eight treatments. When using a thermal laser, it may take ten or more treatments to give the body time to remove the pigments.

Will the tattoo be completely removed after laser removal?

You may wonder if a laser can erase all traces of an unwanted tattoo. The short answer is that it is possible. For some people, tattoos disappear completely. Others may notice that there are barely visible marks left. Usually the tattoo disappears so much that others have a hard time recognizing that it was ever there. Sometimes people plan to get a new tattoo in place of an old one. In this case, complete removal may not be necessary.