New Jersey Laser Tattoo Removal

The history of laser tattoo removal is the history of how one form of technology can be applied to many different uses. Laser itself is not a term but an abbreviation for Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation—a process discovered at the labs at Bell Gardens in 1958. But it wasn’t until recently that the laser was starting to be used as an instrument for medical procedures, and the early 90’s when the advent of the “Q-Switched Laser” projected the history of laser tattoo removal into the future.

Before laser tattoo removal became readily available, techniques for tattoo removal were limited to areas of the epidermis, or primary skin layer. By dealing strictly with this layer of the skin, procedures like excision or dermabrasion were limited in their effectiveness. Dermabrasion, which literally “sands” the epidermal layer down, and excision, which surgically removes the tattooed skin, were also prone to infections and scarring.

But laser tattoo removal is different because it uses laser pulses to break up the ink molecules on the dermis layer, or secondary skin layer, and allow the ink to be carried away by the bloodstream. Tattoos are permanent because the ink on this dermis layer is larger than the blood cells surrounding it and therefore it stays in place. When these molecules are reduced in size—the tattoo begins to disappear.

Like any medical procedure, New Jersey laser tattoo removal results can vary according to many factors. The size of the tattoo, quite obviously, can determine tattoo removal success—but so can the color of the tattoo. Colors like black are rather easy to remove, while turquoise still remains the most difficult color to remove from the human skin. That’s why it is extremely important to see a Dermasurgeon with all the lasers necessary to complete the removal.  A separate laser wavelength is necessary to remove black, red, green and pastel colors.  Some clinics only have one or two of the lasers leaving you with a half-treated tattoo.  Before having your tattoo treated, make sure you ask about this important issue.  Our state of the art Medlite laser can treat all tattoo colors.
 
Still, New Jersey laser tattoo removal, with its reliance on laser light instead of surgeon’s scalpel, is the technological advancement that the tattoo removal world has been waiting for. If you’d like more information on laser tattoo removal contact Pistone Cosmetic Dermatological Associates for a free and private consultation.