Laser Surgery: A Popular Method of Tattoo Removal

Laser Surgery: A Popular Method of Tattoo Removal
July 1, 2010
Garfield Griffiths
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Tattooing has been a popular art which dates back to the pre-historic times. This is very a popular means of asserting your views, opinions, thoughts and dislikes. The methods used to make tattoo vary from country to country and culture to colure.
Tattooing has been a popular art which dates back to the pre-historic times. This is very a popular means of asserting your views, opinions, thoughts and dislikes. The methods used to make tattoo vary from country to country and culture to colure. But the fundamental of this art remains the same, which of injecting colored pigment in skin to make various designs. It is not before long that these marks were considered permanent. Removing them was impossible or very difficult. But now if you want to go for tattoo removal or there are various successful processes.
Now before you remove a tattoo there are various things to be considered. As sometimes tattoo removal might lead to scars, skin diseases and wounds. So the expert who handles the task of removing tattoo consider many factors like size and position of the tattoo, the healing process (that varies from person to person), the technique used to make the tattoo. The length of time it was there. All these decide the tattoo removal process to be used.
Laser surgery is considered as one of the safest methods of tattoo removal. In this technique, a special cream or gel is applied on the tattooed part. This makes the skin very soft. Thereafter this area is exposed to the laser light. The strong light breaks the tattoo ink into fragments. These fragments are gradually removed by the scavenger cells in the body. To remove your tattoo through laser tattoo removal method you may have to take it quite a few times. The number of sessions that you will need to take depends on the quantity and type of ink used and how deep it has been injected in the skin.
In the process of laser tattoo removal, a light of appropriate wavelength is used that will remove the tattoo ink. There are no chances of the laser ray removing the normal skin pigment. It selectively targets tattooed part.
But undergoing the laser tatoo removal surgery is quite painful. It has been described as getting the drops of hot wax on your skin. The tattoos of black colors are easiest to remove as they absorb all laser wavelengths. In case of other colors lasers of appropriate wavelength have to be used to remove them.
Before going for laser tattoo removal, intake of non-aspirin products, like Tylenol is recommended. This will cure minor aches and pains prior to the surgery. This is because aspirin-products like Ibuprofen can cause severe bruising after treatment. Besides this, the application of a prescription anesthetic cream is also recommended a couple of hours before the laser session. The cream is completely removed once the surgery begins.
After the laser tatoo removal treatment, a non-bacterial cream is used on the area followed by a proper dressing. Most people are advised to take bath a day after the surgery. However, you should keep in mind that the area should not be scrubbed. The treated area might remain a bit red for a few days.
There are not many side effects of laser tattoo removal. But there are chances of getting hyperpigmentation, that is too much color on the treated area of the skin or hypopigmentation, whereby the skin will not have the normal color.