Chemical Removal of Tattoos
A modification of a well-tried, if little-known, chemical technique for removing tattoos is presented as a safe, simple and effective out-patient procedure requiring virtually no after-care. Variot's technique of over tattooing with tannic acid formula.
What are some of the major points in the study?
- Showed that chemical treatments for tattoo removal have been around for more than 1500 years
- Early tattoo removal treatments were little more than magic and did not include ingredients like chemical peeling agents to safely and effectively remove the tattoos
- The Variot method, using a tannic acid formula, first was used in 1888 and is one good example of chemical peeling agents used to effectively remove tattoos
- Some tattoo removal methods were extremely painful and time-consuming. In the early 20th century, one common tattoo removal treatment required a team of surgeons and an extended stay in a hospital.
- While some tattoo removal methods were based more on hope than on actual science, the common thread of effective tattoo removal through history is with the use of chemical peeling agents (the active agent in Nuviderm is TCA, one such chemical peeling agent)
What are some of the reasons tattoo removal treatments were developed throughout history?
- Tattoos were first used for identifying slaves and criminals—many wanted them removed to be more socially acceptable
- Between 1963 and 1966, a survey of the British Royal Navy revealed that as many as 70% of sailors regretted their tattoos
- Tattoos that cannot be covered easily (such as ones that are on the hands or the forearms) had higher levels of regret than other tattoo locations
What did the author conclude about tattoo removal?
Many treatments throughout history for tattoo removal have been painful, ineffective or both. However, treatments that have worked have used chemical peeling agents like TCA to remove unwanted tattoos. Nuviderm is made with TCA, the same type of chemical peeling agent described in the study to safely, easily and effective fade and remove tattoos from the convenience of your own home.
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All information listed has been referenced from: The chemical removal of tattoos with tannic acid... British Journal of Plastic Surgery, Volume 25, 1972, Pages 189-194 R.W.B. Scutt