Tattoo Removal
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Tattoo Regret
Tattoos say many things about a person. These “permanent” markings provide people a status symbol or a form of self-expression. In some cases, tattoos even mark a person associated with a group, such as that of a gang tattoo. The majority of modern tattoos are ink driven into skin making a permanent marking. As people get older and interests change, they often regret getting a tattoo or no longer identify with their marking. This has been going on as long as tattoos have been in style.
Tattoo Removal Options
The methods for tattoo removal have been radical and normally more painful than actually getting the initial marking. Before the invention of modern laser tattoo removal, tattoos were removed by rubbing the skin off with salt, freezing them off by killing the skin, and even surgical excision, which required skin to be cut away from the body. Any of these methods easily lead to infection and often scarring. The only noninvasive method of removing tattoos prior to the 1990s was covering them up. Using this method, an artist covers up a current tattoo with that of a bigger one by integrating the current image into a larger picture. This did not erase the original image, but instead made it unnoticeable in the larger design.
Laser Treatment
Modern technology introduced a new system of tattoo removal with the invention of the laser. Laser tattoo removal provides people with a noninvasive tattoo removal option. The newest laser technology operates on a Q-switched laser, which hit the commercial market in the 1990s. Laser removal makes up the bulk of tattoo removal in today’s society. The lasers react with the ink in the tattoo and cause it to break down and be absorbed into the body. Oddly, due to frequency ranges in the color spectrum, it is easier to treat blacks and grays than it is to treat yellows, greens, and fluorescents.
The downside to laser removal is that it does not happen in a single treatment. It can also lead to permanent scarring and can be very painful. Post 2006, the lasers on the market provide a wider range of wavelengths and have an easier time treating the harder to treat colors, and cause much less scarring. Many tattoo artists are also switching to a new brand of ink, InfinitInk, developed to be removed easier by lasers. The last of the modern tattoo methods available for purchase are creams. Creams offer a less painful tattoo removal method but have had mixed success. No matter which method of tattoo removal is chosen, some research should be conducted before deciding which is the best option.