There are individual factors that determine how your tattoo responds to the laser or tattoo removal cream.

They are:

Unique Immune System: Everyone’s immune system responds differently and this is a factor during tattoo removal. Your body will break down the tattoo ink and pigments at its own individual rate.

Your Skin Tone. Lighter skin tones have higher success rates but many skin types are treatable and some tattoos are significantly reduced in appearance even after the first laser tattoo removal session.

Type of colors used. Black, red, dark orange and dark blue tattoos will usually respond the fastest to tattoo removal treatments. While green, brown, purple yellow and light blue inks will often require more visits to laser removal clinics and extended treatments with removal creams.

Type Of Ink Used. tattoo inks are not regulated and results will vary with amateur tattoos generally responding faster than professional ones.

Depth Of Tattoo. A tattoo that has been covered up by another tattoo has more ink and depth in the skin therefore requiring additional treatments.

If you’re are looking to have laser tattoo removal done on your tattoo most clinics will provide a free initial consultation. Look for a modern, comfortable, friendly and of course clean clinic when considering laser tattoo removal. Keep in mind that each session thereafter will likely run you in the neighbourhood of $250 – $800 per session but this will depend on several factors.

In additional to laser treatments you can also consider a newer method known as Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (or IPL). This technique employs high intensity light in almost the same way as laser but it uses a gel applied to the treated tattoo area and it is said to be far less painful than laser treatments as well as more effective which can mean fewer treatment sessions. It is, however, more expensive and is often charged by the pulse – often in the range of about $10. per pulse.

A few other, less popular methods are: dermabrasion, which actually sands away the top layers of your skin. It has been known to lead to scarring, just like excision. These two methods are typically only used where tattoo removal attempts have not been responding well to laser treatments or tattoo removal creams.