New Jersey Tattoo Removal Facts

Tattoo removal information can change as quickly as a barb-wire tattoo going out of style. What once was new is now very old---and as new tattoo removal technologies emerge it’s important to learn what the latest tattoo removal information is so you can make an informed and educated decision about removing your own tattoo.

Tattoo Removal Information Fact #1 – Not Everyone Likes Their Tattoo

Estimates are that nearly 10% of the US population has a tattoo somewhere on their body, and nearly 50% of those with a tattoo regret having it up there in the first place. If you are one of those looking into tattoo removal rest assured that science now offers you safe and effective treatments to meet your tattoo removal. This may not have been the case 15 years ago.

Tattoo Removal Information Fact #2 – Tattoo Removal Used to Hurt….A Lot!

Before the 90’s, tattoo removal dealt strictly with the epidermis, or primary layer of the skin. Techniques, like dermabrasion, would literally “sand” down the skin layer until the tattoo could no longer be seen. Other procedures were even more drastic, such as excision, which surgically removed the area of the skin containing the tattoo and often grafted new skin onto the operated area. This led to tattoo removals that were painful, prone to infection, and often looked worse than the tattoos themselves. A reliable deterrent for any future tattoos if ever there was one.

Tattoo Removal Information Fact #3 – Laser Tattoo Removal Is the Best Technique Available.

I won’t try to convince you that laser tattoo removal doesn’t have any discomfort, but this can be easily alleviated by application of a local anesthetic cream prior to the procedure. The number of treatments can range from 6-12, with a month in between, and the sensation of laser on the skin has been described as a rubber band being ‘popped’ against the skin.   But when compared to other tattoo removal procedures it is by far your best choice. For one thing, tattoo removal using laser technology doesn’t even deal with the epidermal layer of the skin, it resides squarely in the dermis layer, or secondary layer of the skin where the ink of the tattoo is. By breaking up the ink on the dermis level and allowing it to be taken away into the bloodstream no damage is done to the epidermal layer. And though it may take some time, a majority, it not all, of the tattoo will be gone. Tattoo removal at its best.