In the last decade more and more people went to a tattoo artist to get a tattoo. With the increasing amount of tattooed people there also was an increasing amount of people who want to get rid of his/her tattoo.
There can be several reasons for a tattoo removal. You took a tattoo in your teenage years and grew out of it, do not want the tattoo to be visible to have a higher chance at a potential new job, are embarrassed with the message of the tattoo (new partner/ gang sign you do not belong to anymore, etc), you simply regret the tattoo. The most simple way for true ink lovers is to place a new tattoo over the old one and be happy with your life. For people that really regret their choice and want to go back to their naked skin there are some other options for tattoo removal.
There are two option for removal: using a tattoo removal cream and laser tattoo removal. If you compare these two options you can see that the big difference is the money and the pain involved.
Many people who try a laser tattoo removal go to an anesthetic first to make the procedure more tolerable. It does hurt more than getting your tattoo in the first place and it takes a lot of sessions to take off the tattoo.
The other option is using a tattoo removal cream. This three step procedure is much cheaper than a laser but the results can be slower and less beautiful. You have to use a hand held device to scrape off the top layer and the cream does the rest. For people with not lots of dollars to spent it is a very good alternative to the laser. The pain of the cream is not as bad as the laser treatment but can be a little bit annoying.
If you are going to look for a good tattoo removal method always look at the tattoo removal before and after pictures. These pictures can give you a good indication of how your tattoo could look like after the treatment. Look for a before and after photo with a tattoo of your size and about the same colors used. You can read how long it took to get the result on the after photo. If you are going for a laser treatment always ask the doctor for some photos and if he is good he will show you ones.
One factor that can determine how long your treatment is going to be is the size and color in your tattoo. How bigger the tattoo how longer it is going to take, if there is a lot of color in your tattoo it influences the treatment time. Another factor that can lengthen or shorten you treatment is the quality of the tattoo artist. If it was an amateur he probably used a needle that did not get very deep into your skin's layer and it will shorten your treatment time. A professional tattoo artist puts the ink deep into your skin's layer so it is more difficult to get that out.
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