Sunday, August 31, 2008

Laser Tattoo Removal - New Method

Perhaps tattoos are as old as the human civilization. In every culture it has its own kind of tattooing methods. Tattooing is processed by injecting colored pigments into humans’ skin. Once tattoos are done they are permanent. But there are people who find them not so cute after a while and tattoo removal methods are needed.

For centuries people have been using these tattoos for various reasons. Some get these tattoos done on their bodies to flaunt art; others have some more serious reasons like to get motivation and inspirations etc.

At one point of time people get these tattoos done and once they are fed up with them and find them not very appealing and want their tattoos removed. There are many tattoo removal methods have been in use for centuries.

The most important fact about tattoo removal is in many cases of tattoo removal, it results into scars, wounds, and skin diseases. The proper removal of tattoos depends on several factors such as size and location of tattoo, healing process of people, the way the tattoo was applied, and the period the tattoo had been on their skin.

Most Popular Methods of Tattoo Removal-

A - Excision Tattoo Removal:

This excision tattoo removal method is used when the area of tattoo is relatively small. Through excision method it’s easy to remove tattoos completely. Even in case of larger tattoos it’s useful but excision method is used in a phased manner.

In excision method local anesthesia is applied so that the targeted area becomes painless and after that the tattoos are removed through surgery. The edges of that area are brought together and stitched in this process.

B - Dermabrasion Tattoo Removal:

Dermabrasion is another method applied in tattoo removal. In Dermabrasion the small portion of the tattooed area is sprayed with a solution so that it freezes the complete tattooed area.

After freezing the tattooed area an instrument is used to skin to peel. After that the area is dressed to stop bleeding that may occur from the scratches.

C - Laser Tattoo Removal:

In tattoo removal Laser surgery is considered as one of the best methods. It’s the latest as well. In this process usually a cream is applied to skin to make targeted area numb. Then laser beams are directed onto the tattooed part thereby breaking up the tattoo pigments. After a few weeks those scavenger cells are removed from the treated pigmented areas. Usually it requires more than one treatment to remove all tattoos completely.

There may be various reasons that people want to remove their tattoos. There are many tattoo removal methods available as well. The need for tattoo removal is as old as getting tattoos. Unlike in the past recent technological developments in laser treatments have made it possible to remove tattoos without any ugly scars.

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