Question:
Laser Tattoo Removal Price, help!!?
My girl have a tattoo on her back and she wants to remove it. The only way
to remove that i know is by Laser. Here, in Brazil, the price of a laser
session starts at US$ 500,00. We are very scared with the prices and we
would like to know if another way exists to remove this tattoo, like a cream
or something.
Answer:
- hate to say it but theres no real way to remove it ..you get a scar
with the laser and well theres no cream that would make it
disapear..get it covered up with another tat that she likes and less
damage is done..in the first place you should take a cupple months to
think about a tat befor you ever get it its going to be with you for
the rest of you life. i got mine after 2 eyars of thinking about it and
i dont regret it.
- Correctly done, tattoo removal by laser will *not* leave scars.
- So, you haven't regretted your
tattoo yet, eh? And you've had it for what, all of 4 days now? Why don't
you get back to us in 5 or 10 years and let us know if you still like it
- I work in a tattoo studio. I don't tattoo; I make appointments, work the
counter.
Laser surgery done in the past few years are a LOT better than those done even
five years ago. Scarring is minimal if it exists at all.
When I worked for pathologists, the dermatopathologists often came to me not
only for their office needs, but to chat. (One professor worked under the
pathologist upon whom Pat Cornwell based Kay Scarpetta... we talked books a
lot.) She is the source I cite for the above.
I can't guarantee that the following site didn't alter it's photographs, but
the Before & After pix look really good.
http://www.skinlaser.com/tattoos.htm
One of the artists at the shop at which I work had some work removed by laser.
He still has a few more sessions to go. The skin is light but certainly
doesn't look scarred.
Dermatology Associates/Cosmetic Laser Associates of San Diego County, Inc., say
they are one of the most respected and well-known dermatology/laser
institutions in the world. They say, "Studies show that as many as 90 percent
of people with tattoos want them removed. The
development of highly specialized lasers has made this possible, without
scarring. "
That said, I really don't like the idea of getting a tattoo knowing that one
can get rid of it, since it is a commitment. Kinda like getting married
knowing that you can get divorced. Just doesn't seem right somehow...
Finally, here is a link to an FDA report, Erasing "Skin Marks with Lasers", by
Ricki Lewis, Ph.D. Included in the report, discussing "...treatments for
benign (noncancerous) skin lesions
possible with lasers extend beyond birthmarks, to include liver spots, spider
veins, residual redness following plastic surgery on the nose, and even tattoo
removal" is included "When used by physicians who are trained in the
use of a laser, results can be quite dramatic. But in less well-trained hands,
a laser can cause damage and scarring, just as traditional surgery or scraping
