Tattoo Removal
Tattoo removal is possible
Laser Tattoo Removal
Mankind has decorated its body with drawings from ancient times. Tattoo, unlike coloring, is a cluster of dye (ink pigment) inside the skin cells. It forms in them the smallest drops of 2-400 nanometers (1 nanometer = 1 · 10-9 meters). The drops in the cell are Packed into larger spheres of 0.5–4 micrometers (1 micrometer = 1 · 10-6 meters).
Once tattoos can be removed only traumatic ways: excision, that is, surgically removed; dermabrasion-literally scrape off the skin. Such procedures often led to scarring. In the sixties of the last century in medicine began to use lasers, at the same time began to practice laser tattoo removal. And in the nineties in Europe and America, this method has become the most popular.
The mechanism of lightening tattoos under the action of the laser has not yet been studied in detail. It is believed that the laser beam carries energy that is absorbed by the dye particles. They heat up and disintegrate. In this case, the cell containing the foreign pigment boils from the inside and is destroyed. Then the “fragments” and the dye are captured by the macrophages of the immune system — shapeless cells that can absorb foreign substances — and with the flow of lymph are removed from the skin.
What affects the effect❓
The tattoo itself
Everything matters: the color and chemical composition of the ink; the area and location of the tattoo; how long it was made; the degree of damage to the skin during the application — the depth of the pigment and the presence of scars; what tool was used for application.
Skin type❓
It matters the degree of skin pigmentation: it is dark or light. You can remove unnecessary jewelry from the skin of any color, but the mode of operation of the device must comply with it. Skin health is also important.
Laser❓
Selectivity and efficiency of the laser depends on such indicators of its operation as wavelength and pulse duration.
Ideally, to destroy all possible dye colors and minimally damage the skin , energy with a strictly defined wavelength is required, which is not always possible. Therefore, some tattoo dyes are more difficult to reduce. Black pigment is easiest to remove.
The procedure is contra-have
There are the usual, for example:
?diseases of the heart and blood vessels,
?mental illness,
?pregnancy,
?skin disease
?pacemaker
There are individual. If you had an intolerance reaction when applying the tattoo, which then passed, then when you remove the laser Allergy can return to a more severe and dangerous form.
Will require several trips to a specialist.
Fast complete removal of the tattoo is impossible — this is honestly said by doctors-practitioners. According to the study, it is necessary to carry out an average of 7-8 procedures with an interval of about a month between them.
This is a long and painstaking work, so you will need patience, perseverance and, of course, material costs, and from a specialist — knowledge and skill. Much depends on the technical equipment.
Tattoo during the procedure is very pale, but, unfortunately, this effect is short-lived. And after about 15 minutes, the color will return, becoming only a little lighter. It is better to know about it in advance.
The process can be painful have
To combat pain, doctors use various methods of local anesthesia (to reduce the intensity of the sensations themselves) in combination with light sedatives — to relieve stress on the patient and reduce the perception of pain.
Possible side effects and complications after the procedure
There may be swelling, redness, itching, soreness, minor bleeding.
Sometimes tattoo ink changes color after the procedure.
In the medical literature describes individual cases of allergic reactions that occur after the removal of the tattoo laser.
When entering the infection, you may need to take antibacterial drugs and local treatment.
Most of the side effects go away on their own. But so, alas, happens not always. After the procedure, you may need special skin care.