For a long time tattoos were considered permanent. People used to hide them with other methods. There are many things you should be aware off before going a laser treatment to remove your tattoos. In this article, I am going to tell you about some facts that you must know before considering tattoo removal.
History of tattoo removal
In early ages people used to remove tattoos by applying wine garlic, pigeon excrement and lime on their skin in other or remove their tattoos. But nowadays various laser treatments are present in the market to get rid of your tattoos.
What is harder to remove black or colored tattoo?
Black is very dark and bold color but still, it is easy to remove as compared to other colors. Tattoo pigments of different colors need different colors of the laser. Same as a green tattoo pigment is well absorbed by red laser light. This type of knowledge is better known by the technicians and doctors who perform laser tattoo removal in their hospitals.
Cover up
People often go for covering up the tattoos instead of removing them. Cover up work only in some cases. Like if you want to design a new tattoo in place of the previous tattoo then you need to go for tattoo removal.
Size matters
Tattoos consist of thousands of small pigmented particles which are suspended in your skin. Our body tries to remove the external particles but particles of tattoos are very large to be removed by the body's natural removal process. That is why laser is needed to remove tattoos, basically, laser breaks down the large particles in the extremely small particle that can be easily flushed out from the body.
No pain no loss
People often complain about pain during tattoo removal process but the pain is a part of tattoo removal process, you cannot remove your tattoo without bearing pain. Anaesthesia is given to patients to avoid discomfort and feeling of pain.
Repeating process
It’s hard to remove tattoos in one laser treatment session. Tattoos are lightened after every session and about 3-9 sessions are required to remove fully remove a single tattoo which is done in 7-9 weeks period. Factors that matter in deciding the time for sessions depends upon patient's immune system, age, color, skin color and density of the ink.
Pulse duration of laser
The Pulse duration of laser energy should be short because long pulse duration can burn the surrounding skin of patients.
Aftermaths of tattoo removal
Tattoo removal can cause bleeding, swelling and redness of tattoo and surrounding skin which can be corrected within 24 hours. Keep your skin clean after tattoo removal and follow instructions given by the doctor to avoid any discomfort.
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