Laser Tattoo Removal Guide

While the Laser Tattoo Removal Guide was designed to provide high quality information on the laser tattoo removal process, this guide has incorporated relevant information on ALL tattoo removal techniques. Because of the variety and scope of techniques discussed are in various articles throughout the site, this article will present an overview all of the methods of tattoo removal discussed, with a corresponding link to each article available for additional details.

Here is an overview of all these tattoo removal methods.

Laser Tattoo Removal. Laser tattoo removal is one of the most reliable, safe, and effective tattoo removal methods. It is widely available in cities throughout the world and has decades of use to its name. It must be administered by a professional – this is not a cheap, at home removal method. The risk of scarring is minimal, and compared to other methods, very low. It is however quite expensive. Treatments are done by breaking down a tattoo into smaller areas and treating the ink with lasers. The lasers aggravate the ink, causing it to break down and dissipate as part of the body’s response to ridding out foreign objects or unwanted cells into the body. It takes many months of treatments to remove a tattoo via laser tattoo removal; as such, this is not a quick method, but is reliable.

Rejuvi Tattoo Removal. Rejuvi is one of the newer types of tattoo removal methods that have skyrocketed to the top as an effective, reliable technique. Similar to many details of laser tattoo removal, a person must go into a clinic and have rejuvi administered by a professional over repeated treatments that target the tattoo. The risk of scarring is very small. This technique works by injecting rejuvi cream into the tattoo, which bonds to the ink pigmentation. This newly created rejuvi/ink bond is deemed by the body’s immune system as an unwelcome, foreign threat. The body will push the substance out of the skin, forming a crust or scab. Over repeated treatments, this will remove the tattoo from the body.

Dermabrasion. Dermabrasion is a technique that uses sanding or exfoliation of the skin, both chemical and physical. It has been described as sanding the outer layers of the skin to remove, and with this, the tattoo. It is prone to scarring. Dermabrasion was primarily used before the invention and proliferation of laser tattoo removal. It is not as common anymore, although doctors do offer this service still.

Excision. The excision technique is largely outdated and has been replaced by laser tattoo. In an excision, the skin containing the tattoo is cut out. For smaller tattoos, the skin is then tightened up over the area where the previous skin resided, and sutured up by a doctor. For larger tattoos, skin is even grafted over the area where skin was removed. Scarring is common and is an expected result for excision tattoo removal. Because of the pain and the scars left by this technique, excision is rarely used anymore.

TCA. Decades ago, TCA was shown to remove tattoos from the skin. Most commonly used to improve skin issues – such as wrinkles or wart removal – it can also target tattoo ink and remove or fade a tattoo. TCA is prone to scarring though. It is not regulated or done by a professional, thus making more room for user error. TCA chemical peels for tattoo removal can be purchased online and in beauty shops. Nuviderm is a popular TCA tattoo removal product.

Tattoo Removal Cream. Tattoo removal cream products are an over the counter, at home tattoo removal method. They work by applying a topical agent to the skin area of the tattoo. Over many months of applications, they intend to fade or entirely remove the tattoo. The effectiveness of these products is often challenged, although many people report that through repeated applications, tattoo removal cream did in fact fade away their tattoo. Wrecking Balm is the most widely used tattoo removal cream product on the market.

There are more products than ever now sold over the counter – or rather, over the internet, without a prescription, for removing a tattoo. This covers everything from products like Nuviderm, based on **TCA tattoo removal** to Wrecking Balm, often described as a **tattoo removal cream**. Are these products safe? Do they work? Will they remove my tattoo? These are all legitimate concerns that any consumer would reasonably have when researching their tattoo removal options. Unfortunately, the answers to these questions isn’t clear, and the concensus on the effectiviness or safety of such “do it yourself” or “at home” tattoo removal method is dubious at best.

Take for instance the use of TCA cream. While it has been proven to remove tattoo ink from the skin, it can also lead to scars when used improperly or when used at highly concentrated levels. Products that create a “controlled inflammation” at the surface of the skin to remove a tattoo create a valid concern about the safety of such a procedure being sold unregulated and used at home by individuals without any training in tattoo removal methods. This is not a good situation and misuse of products can lead to damaging a persons skin.

The whole array of products that fall under the umbrella of tattoo removal creams presents a different set of concerns and questions. This includes products such as Wrecking Balm, Tattoo Off, and Tat B Gone. While there are concerns that these over the counter tattoo creams contained the skin bleaching agent known as hydroquinone, it’s a challenge to uncover if this chemical is actually present in any of these products or if it’s just a rumor. In any case, reports of safety problems in the sense of pain or scarring caused by tattoo removal cream is rare. The effectiveness of such products is another problem, with conflicting reports over their use in removing a tattoo. Some of these products work by bringing the tattoo ink closer to the surface of the skin and then out of the body. In the meantime, it can appear then that the tattoo removal cream is actually brightening or strengthening the tattoo ink, as it will temporarily become more visible and noticable as it gets closer to the surface of the skin.

Because of the high costs associated with more effective and reliable techniques, such as **laser tattoo removal***, the market is ripe for cheaper, easier solutions. However, just because a tattoom removal product is available at a cheap price, it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe or effective. Buyer beware.