How The Appearance Of A Tattoo Affects The Laser Tattoo Removal Process

Posted on 13th of October, 2010
Elisa Cortez asked:


Something that many people choose to do at least once in their lives is to get body art. There are many different reasons why a person might make such a decision. Some people do it to honor a certain aspect of their lives. Other people decide to get body art as an act of rebelliousness. However, once these people decide that they made a mistake in getting body art that no longer means something to them anymore, they want their body art removed as soon as possible.

So, these people start looking into various procedures, such as laser tattoo removal. The name alone makes the procedure seem rather intriguing. In order to have a better idea as to just how laser tattoo removal works, it is very important that the person get a better understanding as to how the application of the tattoo was meant to make it permanent.

If you talk to any person who just has one or two tattoos, they will probably tell you that it hurt to get them. This is because tattoos are applied via a motorized needle that not only pokes holes in the upper epidermal layers, but at the same time injects the tattoo ink into those holes. The tattoo ink then bonds with the skin molecules, which is meant to make the body art permanent.

Laser tattoo removal is the choice of many people because it is done by a medical professional (usually a dermatologist) in a medical setting. This procedure works to get rid of the tattoo in two ways. Firstly, the laser heat is intense, so when it is applied to the tattooed area, it permeates the upper skin layers to break apart, and then eradicate, the skin molecules that have bonded to the ink.

Secondly, the light of the laser itself stimulates an increase in the amount of blood flow that reaches the area. This increased amount of blood flow then works to repair the skin tissue that has been damaged by the original tattooing process by inciting new, clear skin tissue to grow. Something that anyone who is interested in having this procedure done should realize is that the tattoo itself will not be able to be removed in just one session.

Instead, it will take several sessions for a tattoo to be removed. Even then, in some cases there will be a patch of lightened pigmentation. The amount of laser tattoo removal sessions that will be needed depends on both the placement and the kind of tattoo ink that was used.

When it comes to the placement, generally the thicker the skin where the tattoo was done, the harder it is to be removed. This is because there are more skin molecules in that area that have bonded to the tattoo ink. Generally speaking, the darker the ink that was used in the tattoo, the harder it is for that ink to be removed, which results in more laser treatments. The treatments themselves will be spaced out, with one done every few weeks in order to prevent scarring.



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Tattoo Removal Options

Posted on 9th of October, 2010
Ramarajan asked:


The removal of a tattoo is often thought of as being a very painful process.  Although the process may have been very painful in the past, the technology of today offers methods of removing tattoos.  Currently, there are two options to remove tattoos that are rapidly becoming more and more popular – laser technology and light based technology.

Both surgeries used light energy to destroy the ink in the tattoo.  The ink in the tattoo will absorb the energy of the light, breaking it up.  Once the ink starts to break up, it can easily be passed through and out of your body through filtering.  In most cases this is extremely safe, as the ink is broken down into micro size to where it can easily pass through the body with no complications.

The process is actually similar to the surgery in which hair is removed.  The surgeon or doctor who performs the surgery will hold a wand to the skin that is being treated.  As he does this, the pulses of light are aimed at the tattoo, breaking up the ink.  The wand is normally held right up against the tattoo, as this makes the pulses of light much more effective.

Normally, the feeling that you’ll experience is best described as an elastic or rubber band flicking constantly against your skin.  If the tattoo is big, the pain could certainly be a bit more intense.  The area where the tattoo is at is also important, as sensitive areas may cause you quite a bit of pain and discomfort.  If the area in which you have the tattoo doesn’t have a lot of muscle or tissue, you’ll more than likely want to be numbed as much as possible before starting the procedure.

Both laser and light based treatments are somewhat similar.  With both tattoo removal procedures, the doctor that is doing the procedure will always apply a cooling gel to the tattoo area that is being treated to cool the skin and conduct the energy of the light.  This cooling gel helps to draw the light, and at the same time protect your skin.  The gel will feel cool to the touch, although it will help your skin when the light pulses start to break the ink apart.

If you’ve been thinking about having a tattoo removed you should consider both light and laser based procedures.  Keep in mind that they are both expensive, and both impose risks.  Depending on how big your tattoo is and what the procedure involves, you may need to spend a night or two in the hospital.  Even though both procedures do offer ways to have your tattoo removed, you’ll need to think long and hard before you make a final decision.For More about Tattoos visit FREE TATTOOS DESIGN



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