Tattoos that have been regretted over the years or lost their vitality due to discoloration can be permanently removed by laser.
What is Laser Tattoo Removal?
Tattoo making is always easier than tattoo removal. If we don't want the tattoos that we have done in a period of our lives, we can restore them to their former state.
Great success is achieved with Q-switched lasers, which are especially used in laser tattoo removal. The laser beams used to remove tattoos pass through the skin surface without damaging it and reach the dark tattoo pigment in the skin. The tattoo pigment absorbs the laser light and converts the energy in the light into sound and light. In this way, the pigment, which is in large pieces in the skin, is decomposed into small particles without damaging the surrounding tissue with the energy released. The body's immune system absorbs and destroys the tattoo ink broken down into small particles more easily.
Can Every Tattoo Be Destroyed?
It is mostly destroyed, but this rule does not always apply. Today, tattoo removal lasers are produced with very advanced technology. Although it is possible to remove many primary colors with laser, some shades of purple, pink, yellow, skin color and white tattoos cannot be removed with laser unfortunately. For this reason, we recommend that those who are considering tattoo removal in the future do not use colors that are difficult and/or impossible to remove with laser.
How Many Sessions Does Laser Removal of Tattoos Require?
In the removal of tattoos with laser, the number of sessions is determined by the dye used, the technique applied, the amount of dye used and the type of laser used. The number of tattoo removal sessions is between 5-15 sessions. Session intervals in tattoo removal are 6-8 weeks.
Things to Do Before Tattoo Removal
• It is necessary to protect the treatment area from the sun.
• Protect the treatment area from the sun about 2 weeks before treatment.
• Aspirin, other painkillers and drugs that can thin blood should not be taken 1 day before and on the day of treatment.
• If iron medication is used, it should be discontinued 1 week before the treatment.
• 30-45 minutes after treatment. First, the anesthetic cream recommended by your doctor should be applied to the treatment area and wrapped with cling film.
Considerations After Tattoo Removal
• Apply an ice complex to the treatment area at regular intervals.
• Keep the treatment area at rest as high as possible.
• Apply the cream recommended by your doctor to the treatment area.
• Avoid applications such as hot water, sauna, steam bath for 2 days.
• If there is crusting on the skin, do not go into the pool or sea until the crusting is gone.
• If a complaint such as redness, painful swelling, throbbing develops after the treatment, although the above rules are followed, contact your doctor as soon as possible.
• After the laser removal treatment of tattoos, there will be a crusting and redness within 3-4 days. In this process, it is inconvenient to enter the pool and the sea. It would be appropriate to clean the wound with a suitable cleaner and protect it from the external environment by dressing for 2-3 days. Sunbathing is inconvenient.
How Is Laser Tattoo Removal Performed?
Especially when tattoos are made, they can be removed completely or a very light silhouette can be left due to the depth of the paint. It is much easier to remove old tattoos, especially in laser tattoo removal processes. If iron and copper alloys are more in the paint used, it is more difficult to remove the paint. Since the dye is sent to different layers of the skin in amateur tattoos, it costs more sessions to completely remove the dye. In laser tattoo removal, sessions are held at an average of 5 to 8 weeks. Sessions last between 4 and 10 sessions, depending on the quality of the paint used and the application quality. In some cases, it may even exceed ten sessions.
In the laser tattoo removal process, small bleeding foci and crusting may occur in that area immediately after the application. But with a quality Q-switched laser and a conscious practitioner, no traces are left there. It should be ensured that the person who will undergo laser tattoo removal does not have any autoimmune disease and does not tend to form cleoids. Otherwise, wound healing is more difficult for such people and people with diabetes. In order to make such determinations well, you should always ensure that your tattoo removal procedures are done by expert dermatologists. For two days after laser tattooing, the person should not touch the area in order to maintain its antiseptic feature, the area should be protected from water for two days and recommended creams should be applied and sunscreen should be used until the wound heals.
Is It Possible To Remove Permanent Makeup With Tattoo Laser?
Some permanent make-up paints have a metallic infrastructure. When laser light encounters these metallic products, they may turn dark or even black, which can be a much more difficult situation to treat. This blackness often does not respond to tattoo treatment lasers, but can be removed with laser peeling. This procedure has risks such as spotting, keloid and scar development. For this reason, laser treatment of permanent make-up dyes obtained with skin, red and mixed colors is limited.
Is there any scar on the skin after laser tattoo removal?
The majority of laser tattoo removal treatments do not develop permanent staining or scarring. But every medical procedure comes with certain risks. Like other organs, the skin has a structure that can cause problems. If the case has a medical history such as keloid, hypertrophic scar, the risk of developing a problem increases in such cases. If you follow the rules that you need to follow before and after the application, it is usually possible to remove your tattoo without any problems.
Is Laser Tattoo Removal a Painful Procedure?
The sensation of pain is personal. The pain sensation to be felt in the same application varies from case to case. In general, the pain threshold is low in tattoo removal, and numbing with anesthetic cream to reduce the feeling of pain and cooling the treatment area with cold air during the procedure helps to reduce the feeling of pain.
What are Laser Tattoo Removal Prices?
Prices for laser tattoo removal actually vary according to the size of the tattoos. The tattoos to be removed are decided in cm, but the quality of the laser used in laser tattoo removal is also reflected in the price. There are much cheaper priced applications with simple built lasers. However, fee policies may change in order to get a much faster and more effective result with a good laser.