The amount of time it takes for you to see your laser tattoo removal process starts to fade depends on how your body responds to the treatment. The kind of ink used is also a major factor. Getting rid of a tattoo completely takes multiple sessions, but the results accumulate with each one.
We leave this time to allow your skin to heal from the treatment, but also for your immune system to have enough time to flush out the ink from your previous session. The laser shatters the ink particles and your own body then processes these particles to remove them – this is how the tattoo gradually fades.
Brand new tattoos have neither undergone years of body rejection nor sun exposure. So, they'll take longer to break down using laser tattoo removal. But, that doesn't mean that removing a new tattoo is impossible - it'll take longer to remove, but certainly not impossible.
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.
Specifically, lighter colors like white, yellow, light blue, and pink are the most difficult to remove, as are green, red, and neon colors. White ink (and light colors that were made by combining darker ink with white ink) sometimes turns darker before it begins to fade.
So why is laser tattoo removal not working for you? There are plenty of possible reasons why a laser treatment can't get rid of the tattoo on the skin, but it's mostly because of the type of laser used and its wavelength. Other reasons might be the inexperienced laser technician and the age of the tattoo.
Stacking the treatments too close together can cause damage and permanent side effects to the skin and doesn't allow the body enough time to remove the ink that was shattered at the most recent session. For ideal results, we recommend waiting three months between treatments.
Complete removal, depending upon the size and color of the tattoo, usually requires more than one treatment, Treatments are usually scheduled six weeks apart. The results from each tattoo removal session are not visible for about six weeks. Therefore, six weeks is usually the recommended time between sessions.
The majority of tattoo removals will result in a complete removal, however not all tattoos are made equal, and there are a variety of factors that can affect the tattoo removal process. The success of the removal is dependent on the size, depth, position, and colour of the tattoo itself, as well as your skin type.
Increase Flow of Blood
This is the reason why tattoos that are positioned closer to the heart can be removed at a faster rate as the level of blood circulation is higher in this part of the body. Thus, stimulating the treated area with gentle massage can help in improving the blood flow.
You need to wait this long is to allow your skin to completely heal. Going back for another treatment too soon can hinder the process and thus can increase risk of skin irritation and scarring. On the surface your skin might look like it's healed. However, the deeper layers of the skin take time to heal.
This will give your tattoo enough time to heal after each treatment. When you get a tattoo removed using a laser, it works by breaking up the ink particles underneath the skin. Waiting 4-8 weeks between treatments gives the ink enough time to fully break up and get pushed away by the immune system.
Laser tattoo removal has an average success rate of 71%, with 95% of patients saying the process was worth it.
The risk of failure is high with an inexperienced clinician who does not understand skin anatomy or laser parameters for tattoo removal. Having a laser safety certified, qualified and experienced skin therapist will optimise your result.
Every individual is different, and therefore every tattoo is different. Understanding how laser tattoo removal works will help to understand why it's not as easy to predict. On average a person will need between 6-12 treatments laser tattoo removal treatments. However, some people need less, some may need more.
The process does do some damage to the tissue which means that healing time is essential. Most laser removal technicians recommend sessions spread out in at least four week intervals. Some even suggest 5 to 8 weeks between laser sessions.
The sessions are spaced six to eight weeks apart, which allows your skin to process the treatment. Many people start to see their ink fade after three appointments. Given six to eight weeks between each session, you can expect the results to start showing a few months after the process starts.
This is because as long as there is ink under your skin some frosting will appear. Once all or most of the ink has been treated, no more frosting will be visible.
Most people start to see their hair fall out three to five days after their laser hair removal session. The hair follicles in the targeted areas are damaged with each laser pulse. Once the hair follicles are damaged, they release the hairs they were growing, and they can't grow any more hairs.
Any ink covering more than 225 square centimetres of the skin's surface is considered a large tattoo. Anything bigger than the size of a small book will be considered large and will take more than six sessions. The size of the tattoo can be determined by multiplying the length of the artwork with the breadth.
Due to its specialised short-pulse laser technology system, which means the laser does not rely solely on heat to remove ink, Picosure or Picoway lasers are the fastest method of laser tattoo removal.
ART®️ is The Fastest Laser Tattoo Removal in the World!
Zapatat®️'s Accelerated Removal Technique, which we call “ART®️,” is the world's fastest laser method for removing most tattoos. ART®️ is based the R20 concept of 4 laser treatments (“Passes”) in 20-minute intervals.
As you start the process, your tattoo began to fade slowly giving scarring look hence the need to cover the affected area. Removing your tattoo during the winter season makes it easy to stay covered without raising any suspicion.