Is Laser Tattoo Removal More Effective Than Cream?
Today, lasers are the most common method of tattoo removal. In my research of all the available options each article, doctor, and technician kept pointing back to Laser Removal as the most effective and safe treatment. The reviews I read of creams, chemicals, and other methods all had some pretty serious downsides. Lasers work by targeting the ink with pulses of highly concentrated light that break the ink into tiny fragments, which are then cleared away the your own immune system. Treatments can be spaced as far as 6 weeks apart to allow your body’s immune system time to clear the broken down ink particles. Patients may require as many as 15 treatments which average about 2 minutes each to complete for a medium size tattoo. The more treatments you have, the more the laser can penetrate to destroy the ink. But with more treatments the more damage you do to your skin, causing painful blisters and scabs that can eventually lead to scarring. Experts in removal therapy say that technology
