Our experts recommend waiting until your tattoo has completely healed which can take around six to eight weeks after having the tattoo before you start your removal sessions. This will help avoid damage to your skin. How long does it take to remove fresh tattoo ink from skin?
Tattoos can be removed at any time of the year, of course, but there are several reasons why the best time to recover from tattoo removal is during the winter months. Excessive exposure to sunlight makes the skin unusually sensitive, which can make the skin more irritated during laser treatments.
In general, clients need at least three to six sessions to remove each tattoo. After every session, you must allow the area to heal for at least before receiving another session. With these numbers in mind, it takes a minimum of 12 to 24 weeks, on average, to remove a tattoo.
Can tattoos be removed in one session? It's very rare that a tattoo can be removed in just one treatment. The only cases where we've seen that happen were very light tattoos, applied in an amateur manner on fair skin.
Older tattoos generally fade more easily with laser treatments than newer ones. For instance, a black tattoo that is ten years old may take one or two treatments less than a one year old black tattoo. Why? Because the body has already absorbed some of the tattoo's pigment throughout the years, making it easier to fade.
The short answer to “are newer tattoos easier to remove” is “no”. Newer tattoos aren't easier to remove via laser technology than older tattoos.
Laser tattoo removal not fading can be caused by several factors. Some of which are the type of laser used, laser wavelength and ink colour, the laser technicians experience, recovery time between each session, and your immune system. Tattoo removal using laser treatment is not magic.
Ink Particle Size: Tattoos are permanent because the ink particle size is too large for the body to remove through its natural processes. The bigger the ink particle size, the harder it is to remove a tattoo. During laser tattoo removal, the ink particles are shattered into tiny particles.
Different dyes respond to different light wavelengths. Black and dark green are the easiest colors to remove; yellow, purple, turquoise and fluorescent dyes are hardest to fade.
About 21% said their regret had begun around the one-year mark, and 36% reported that several years had passed before they doubted their decision.
There may be many unwanted side effects when a tattoo is removed too early. One side effect that is likely to occur is blistering of the skin. This happens because if the tattoo is not fully healed, there are still ink particles sitting in the top layer of the skin, which causes blisters to form.
Tattoo Ink
Green is the hardest color to remove followed by light blue. Neon colors are also incredibly difficult to remove, and typically require multiple treatments with the Ruby laser. As a general rule, the greater the contrast between the color of the tattoo pigment and your skin, the better the result.
The amount of pre-existing scarring; raised scars left from the tattoo process can make laser removal more complicated.
Is Tattoo Shading Easier to Remove? Tattoo shading usually has less ink than darker lines have, and it's usually not as deep in the skin. It's easier to remove than darker ink.
Very dense tattoos with shading and thick lines will also take longer to remove, simply because there are more ink particles for your immune system to process. In some cases, very dense tattoos may only fade rather than completely disappear, because some of the ink can become trapped, deeper into the skin.
About six weeks is the ideal waiting time between laser treatments because that allows the treated area to heal while the immune system gets rid of the ink. Following the treatment aftercare instructions can help increase the rate of removal and keep your skin in the best condition possible.
You need about six to eight sessions of laser removal treatment, depending on the color, size, and age of your tattoo. You will have a waiting period of between six to eight weeks before another session for the best results.
Yes. Your skin should go back to normal following laser tattoo removal. We can remove most tattoos completely, and following aftercare instructions will help your skin heal and return to a healthy and ink-free state.
Different colors of ink absorb color differently. Specifically, lighter colors like white, yellow, light blue, and pink are the most difficult to remove, as are green, red, and neon colors.
R20 Method for Fast Tattoo Removal
The R20 is the fastest tattoo removal option that can be done in one or two in-office treatments. Past removal treatments could take up to 2 years to clear a tattoo altogether.