Tattoo Removal
There are numerous reasons why you decide to try tattoo removal. Maybe it’s for the exchange of silence from your parents after years of protests from their anti-tattoo campaign. Maybe it’s because you have come to the age when seeking an employment is more important than keeping a flaming skull printed on your neck. Perhaps you finally realized that having a gang-related tattoo just won’t serve you well in the future(it won’t serve you well at all if you are wanted by the police). Or perhaps a tattoo dedicated to your old love is driving your new one crazy. Whatever your reasons might be, you have thought about getting rid of your tattoos once and for all. Nevertheless, you should know that it is a lot more expensive and painful to remove a tattoo than to get a new one. If you truly wish to erase your tattoo completely or partially, there are a few options that you can look into.
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What Tattoo Removal Options Do You Have?
This option is by far the most widely used method among tattoo removal specialists. With this method, laser beam is directed toward the ink in the skin, the highly concentrated light breaks down the ink particles into tiny fragments. The ink fragments over time are cleared up by the body’s immune system, namely the scavenger cells. Depending on the depth of the ink, multiple sessions might be necessary to ensure the complete removal of the tattoo. However, the process is not painless. Due to the high energy light, recipients are likely to experience pain during the process and sometimes blister formation afterward. Although laser technology is being refined continuously, there is still no guarantee that there will be no scars after several treatments. Tattoo laser removal is considered the “standard” method with the highest success rates.
This method has recently gained its popularity due to its low cost and pain free characteristics. Yet whatever it claims to be able to do is mostly being advertised by its manufactures. The advertised success rate is not 100% proven by any scientific means. Furthermore, many of the ingredients found in the products are known to have health risks to its users. Also, testing yourself for possible allergic reaction is strongly advised before using this type of method. Side effects might occur depending on individual conditions. Frequently, potential patients use this method to lighten their tattoos before starting the laser treatment to reduce the number of sessions needed, thus lower the overall cost. Despite the uncertainties, many people who are determined to rid of their tattoos but restrained by financial capacities are more likely to take the risks of using tattoo removal cream and hope for the best.
This is one of the newest methods being used to remove unwanted tattoos. It’s also shortened for IPL treatment. Although it behaves in a similar fashion as
laser tattoo removal, it is said that intense pulsed light therapy is more effective and less painful than its predecessor. Right before the treatment, a layer of gel is applied to where the tattoo is located, then a wand is used to emit light pulses onto the tattoo. However, the only downside of this treatment is its price tag: a staggering $10 per pulse. It is recommended that you ask your tattoo removal specialist first to get an estimated price for the operation. Depending on the depth and size of your tattoo, the bill in the end could get quite outrageous.
People tend to think that Tattoo Cover Up is something they can apply on top of the tattoos and be done with it. However, the truth is that the so called “cover up” is simply camouflage kit. It’s similar to make-ups that are used to cover scars, but in this case tattoos. The “cover up” product is cheap comparing with other methods. Yet “cover up” is only a temporary solution, it’s best used for emergency situation. The actual tattoo cover up means that you want to replace the old tattoo with a new one, hopefully that there would be no trace of old tattoo left. This is not a tattoo removal process however. If you decide to cover up your old tattoo with a new one, you should definitely talk to your local tattoo artist and figure out a new tattoo you would be contented with for a long time. The expense of getting a tattoo cover up can be as cheap as getting another tattoo.
Now you know how to get rid of tattoos, it’s time to take action!
Tattoo removal is no doubt a slow and costly process, but to completely erase your “past”, it requires a great deal of determination and commitment.