Question:
Tattoo Removal: A cream that realy works?
I've found a cream to remove superficial small/mediun tats that realy works
and leaves no scar. With the use of this cream the skin will start a process
of descamation, and ,according to the dye depth in the skin, the tat will
disappear or partially fade. I'm using a manipulated 0,4% Tretinoin cream two
times a day and today the tat is +- 40% faded. If the dye in your tat is very
deep or the tat is too large and you decided to remove it by laser, the
treatment with the Tretinoin cream will save many sessions and money. If you
are interested, DON'T do it by yourself, it's very dangerous and i'll not be
responsible for any damage you may cause to your skin, ask your dermatologist
about Tretinoin, their use and risk. I'll make a web page with my photos and
post its URL soon.
Answer:
- Tretinoin or Renova is used internally for the treatment of cancer -
promyelocytic leukemia.
It's late, & I'm tired. Nina, do you have anything else?
- Aren't all tats superficial? I'm pretty sure my guy won't tattoo
livers.
- I found the article in medscape (registration is free at
www.medscape.com) and found that one woman removed freshly applied
*permanent eyeliner* with tretinoin cream.
They say it should only work for small, freshly applied tattoos.
Tretinoin (retinoic acid or Retin- A, a vitamin A derivative) is usually
used for acne treatment. It increases the cell division rate in the
skin.
In an older tattoo, the ink lies outside of cells and inside
macrophages, so I can't imagine that increased skin cell division could
get rid of them. It could be that the "ageing" process that every tattoo
goes through is accelerated, but as we all know, tattoos don't disappear
completely, at least not in a human lifespan :-).
On a side note:
My husband is studying the effect of retinoic acid on the
gastrointestinal barrier (the cell layers that control nutrient uptake).
Retinoic acid is believed to increase nutrient uptake which would mean
that by Vitamin A supplementation, malnutrition symptoms (esp. in third-
world countries) could be relieved.
