Tattoo Removal Options
Tattooing has been around for thousands of years, dating back before the time of the Pharaoh's and tattoo removal has been around just about as long. Modern tattooing uses electric powered guns that puncture the skin thousands of times a minute and inject ink into the second layer of skin. If a person regrets their tattoo there are several tattoo removal methods available. Some are better than others. Below are listed a few of the options.
LASER
- Laser is considered the gold standard of tattoo removal options.
- It is also the most expensive.
- Laser works best on dark colors, black, dark blue, red, etc.
- Light-colored tattoo pigment is difficult to remove with modern lasers.
- Light blues, light greens, yellows, pinks and white are very difficult to remove and require more treatments than the darker colors and are therefore more expensive to remove
- Although there has been little study on the subject it is known that the heat created during laser surgery can convert normally harmless tattoo pigments into hazardous compounds when heated above certain levels
- This can potentially cause harm many years after laser removal because some of the tattoo pigment is removed through a bodys' lymphatic system where small amounts of the tattoo pigment remains for years, possibly for the life of the person
TCA
- TCA is considered a cosmetic acid because it is mainly used in cosmetic procedures including facial peels.
- It is the only home tattoo removal system that has been medically tested and proven effective for the removal of tattoos.
- TCA tattoo removal options are inexpensive and allows for a cheaper alternative to laser tattoo removal.
- TCA tattoo removal treatments have over a 90% success rate.
- The cost of tattoo removal using TCA is the least expensive and most effective of all the home tattoo removal products.
- For best results, follow instructions closely
TATTOO REMOVAL CREAM
- Tattoo removal creams rely on skin pigment faders as a main active ingredient
- These products fade the skin above the tattoo without actually fading the tattoo pigment.
- Tattoo removal creams by themselves are very unlikely to remove or even fade a tattoo
- In order to be effective a tattoo removal cream must be used in conjunction with an exfoliate which is nothing more than an abrasive product that actually sands the skin away
- Some tattoo cream removal manufacturers also sell battery powered sanders with their product and others recommend the customer separately purchase a loofah pad to provide the necessary abrasion
- Beware of any tattoo removal cream products that contains the chemical hydroquinone. It has been determined that hydroquinone is a carcinogenic substance.
- Many tattoo removal cream manufacturers offer no guarantee for their product, while others offer strictly worded guarantees that are difficult to enforce.
DERMABRASION
- Medically performed term abrasion was first used in 1905.
- It is also referred to as surgical skin planing and non-chemical peel.
- Modern dermabrasion involves freezing the skin above the tattoo and sanding it with a small electric sander, causing the skin to peel.
- Dermabrasion is very effective at removing a tattoo, but is one of the tattoo removal options that usually creates a scar.
SALABRASION
- Salabrasion has been around for centuries
- The technique involves aggressively rubbing salt or a salt sanding block on the skin above the tattoo.
- It is painful and leaves a star
- This tattoo removal method is barbaric and not recommended
EXCISION
- Excision is the surgical removal of a tattoo.
- They can usually be performed in one procedure.
- Excision involves the use of an anesthetic to numb the tattoo before the surgical procedure is started
- Large tattoos may require a skin graft to cover the area
- Excision is a seldom used tattoo removal option
INTENSE PULSED LASER (IPL)
- IPL tattoo removal in its high-intensity pulses of light to remove colored cells from tattoos.
- Because of the high-intensity IPL carries with it a chance of scarring and hypo pigmentation or a lightening of the skin pigment in the treated area
- Darker colors require more treatments and the process can cost up to $200 per session
- IPL is a relatively new tattoo removal option and may improve as time passes
In conclusion there are several tattoo removal options available for a person wanting to remove a tattoo. Take your time, do your homework and you will find the best tattoo removal method for your needs
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