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Tattoo Removal Myths Busted
- Myth#1: The darker the ink, the more difficult to remove.
- Fact: False! dark black ink is actually easiest to remove. The dark ink absorb the laser wavelengths better, therefore reacting the best. Black and dark blue inks are easiest one to remove, light shades such as green, orange, and light blue are harder to remove. In short multicolour tattoo are difficult to remove.
- Myth#2: Laser tattoo removal is more painful than getting the tattoo.
- Fact: Virtually painless tattoo removal options are available. Topical numbing cream may be used to almost eliminate pain. Incase your aesthetic clinic do not offer these options the sensation is like a very strong rubber band snap against the skin, which does feel similar to when one gets the tattoo.
- Myth#3: Tattoos can be removed in one session.
- Facts: False! it is expected to remove tattoo in one or two sessions. But the reality is that it can take multiple treatments to remove completely. Treatments are done every 6 to 8 weeks. Our bodies need time to get rid of the treated ink layer. If treatments are done more often than said time no additional progress is going to be made.
- P. S: location is very important factor in tattoo removal. It is known fact that the head and neck areas have a richer network of blood vessels and lymphatic channels, and so have a better drainage as compared to areas like the hands and the feet. This helps in faster and complete clearance of tattoo particles, once they have been broken down by the laser to smaller sizes.
- Facts: False! it is expected to remove tattoo in one or two sessions. But the reality is that it can take multiple treatments to remove completely. Treatments are done every 6 to 8 weeks. Our bodies need time to get rid of the treated ink layer. If treatments are done more often than said time no additional progress is going to be made.
- Myth#4: Laser burns the ink out of the skin.
- Fact: False! your body always sees the tattoo as foreign object. The laser actually breaks up the ink particles into tiny pieces for lymphatic system to digest, the ink leaves your body through the urination process.
- Myth#5: Sooner you remove the tattoo the better for you.
- Fact: No! the older tattoo respond better than the new ones.
- Myth#6: Laser possess health risks in future.
- Fact: False! laser energy dissipates within a second of firing the impulse. There is no long term retention.
- Myth#7: Tattoo removal always leaves a scar.
- Fact: False! scarless tattoo removal is possible
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