Question:
My thirteen year old son attended a party this weekend and had his fist name
tattooed in large green letters on his forehead. He claims that he was
slipped a drug in a soft drink, passed out and awoke to find the tattoo. I
don't know if I believe his story. He may have felt that getting his name
engraved on his forehead may have made him look cool or tough. He is now
very embarrassed and remorseful. I am wondering if anyone in this newsgroup
has had experience with the removal of facial tattoos. How bad is the
scarring? My son has no other tattoos and he is very concerned that he will
have to live with his very obvious mistake for the rest of his life.
Answer:
-being the parent of a 17 yo son, i have a little prob with the "story"
but be that as it may, and assuming thius isn't a "troll" the best way to
have this removed is through the laser removal method. get referrals from
your MD as to who is doing the best work in your city. talk with eack and
ask to see a photo gallery of the work done. It will be expensive. another
suggestion is to take him to a couple of the local tattoo shops and ask for
their
suggestions as to who to use for removal. after all this is done find out
what fool did this to your son and shoot him. This type of thing is what
damages the professional tattooists reputation.
-The success rate of tattoo color removal is 100% for permanent
makeup and 92% for body tattoos. The scarring rate in a published
series of 98 patients (Cosmetic Dermatology April, 2001) was 0% for
permanent makeup and 6% for body tattoos (microscarring) None of
the cases demonstrated destruction of the skin's natural pigment.
The tattoo over with Rejuvi Tattoo Remover is virtually a chemical
extraction method for removing tattoos.
-It's my understanding that just about every removal method involves
some scarring, except for laser. Salabrasion is just one of many
removal methods that involve basically rubbing off the skin to
remove the tattoo.
