Laser removal of a tattoo is reportedly more painful than getting one, and by quite a bit. Each session (and there are usually multiple sessions) may last only minutes in terms of time spent actually under the laser. Dermatologists will tell you do not take aspirin or ibuprofen (or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents) because they promote bruising. They might, however, be able to offer you an anesthetic, lucky you, like a topical cream or even a local injection. During the healing process, after the tattoo laser treatment, the patient is susceptible to infection, just like getting the tattoo (life is a big circle). Also, as with getting the tattoo there will be a minimum three-week interval between sessions to allow the area to heal and to give the body’s immune system time to carry away the broken pigment molecules.
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The first laser to be used in medicine, in the early 1960′s, was called the Ruby laser and was developed by the pioneering American dermatologist, the late Leon Goldman who was still carrying out laser research in his 90′s. Dr Goldman found that the Ruby laser was highly effective at reducing the colour of tattoos and some brown pigment spots, although others learned that there was less of a risk of incurring skin damage when the short-pulsed and Q-switched lasers were developed. Laser tattoo technology makes use of the theory that specific wave lengths of laser light will be absorbed by various pigment colors. The laser outputs a high level of energy which is absorbed by the targeted ink color. This causes the pigment molecules to quickly swell and explode. Some of these fragments will literally fly out through the skin’s surface while other remaining pieces will be removed by your immune system over a period of time, usually weeks to months. Because skin normally absorbs very little of this heat energy, produced by the laser, it targets and destroys the ink while leaving the surrounding tissues intact. The following two lasers are currently among the most popular laser tattoo removal methods in the world. In recent years, laser tattoo removal has become the most common option for tattoo removal. The technique involves the use of a high-intensity light beam that breaks up the pigment of the tattoo. The pigment is then slowly absorbed by your body’s immune system. Typically, several follow up sessions are required. The number will depend on:
Laser therapy is considered so effective because it can penetrate into the dermal layers where the ink is. These are the skin layers that contain our sweat glands, hair follicles, small blood vessels called capillaries, sebaceous glands (where skin oil or ‘sebum’ is produced) as well as nerve endings. When you get a tattoo it is this skin layer that ‘contains’ the tattoo ink (encased in fibroblasts) – making it a permanent part of your dermis. Each laser treatment takes only a few minutes to complete and, if needed, an anesthetic may be used (often 1% lidocaine). Laser tattoo removal tends to work well with inks applied by professional tattoo artists since the ink is more apt to be at the same depth in the skin. Darker pigments especially black, dark red and blue tend to remove well with lasers. Other colors not easily removed with lasers are greens, yellows, light reds, turquoise and oranges. |
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