TATTOO TREATMENT

Thousands of people every year are now choosing to remove their tattoos due to jobs or personal preference. The movement in tattoo laser has come a long way since the early 00s and removal is now coming to a point where less treatments are needed and there is less chance of scaring.

Tattoo removal is most commonly performed using lasers that break down the ink particles in the tattoo. The broken-down ink is then absorbed by the body, mimicking the natural fading that time or sun exposure would create. All tattoo pigments have specific light absorption spectra. A tattoo laser must be capable of emitting adequate energy within the given absorption spectrum of the pigment to provide an effective treatment. Certain tattoo pigments, such as yellows, greens and fluorescent inks are more challenging to treat than darker blacks and blues, because they have absorption spectra that fall outside or on the edge of the emission spectra available in the tattoo removal laser.

A very common question with tattoo removal is how long will it take? It’s down to quite a few factors how long it will take and we’ve outlined a few of the most important ones below for you.